Samsung Galaxy J2 Core vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core	Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Aug 24, 2018	Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.0-inch · 960x540px	4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera	Single camera
1GB · 8GB	3GB · 64GB
2600 mAh	1821 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.99 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.43 oz (154.0 g)	5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch	4.7-inch
Resolution
960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.57 %	65.34 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	Apple-designed 4 core
RAM
1GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
8GB, available to use: 4.9 GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	1821 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
5 MP	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 399
In The Box
Data Cable, Travel Adaptor, User Manual	EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2018	Apr 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 449

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 549

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J2 Core Specs	Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs
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