Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

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4.6
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
8.3
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Apple iPhone SE (2022) Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Released · Mar 18, 2022
Released · Jan 11, 2022
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
2018 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 08, 2022 Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$429 6GB/128GB - $700 | €749
8GB/256GB - $770

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump)
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g 6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3.1 (Poor) 1.6 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
3220 MHz
Avalanche and Blizzard
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1
3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 4-core Adreno 660
Memory
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x) Android (14, 13, 12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
2234 1278
GeekBench 6 Multi
5168 3505
3D Mark High
2382 1445
3D Mark Low
1737 907

Battery

Type
2018 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
3h 57min
Browsing
11h 53min
Video
4h 28min
Gaming
4h 28min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
9h 39min
Video
7h 19min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4.5"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) 4K UHD (60 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
7 MP 32 MP (HDR, Autofocus)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79 n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.77 W/kg
Body: 0.90 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg