Samsung Galaxy A23 vs Apple iPhone SE (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2022	Mar 08, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$429

Design

Dimensions
6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	5.08 oz / 144.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 90Hz	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3.1 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265	Hexa-core 3220 MHz Avalanche and Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple 4-core
Memory
4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	iOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2234
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5168
3D Mark High
Untested	2382
3D Mark Low
Untested	1737

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	2018 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

3h 57min

Browsing

11h 53min

Video

4h 28min

Gaming

4h 28min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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