Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) vs Apple iPhone SE (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2017	Mar 08, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$429

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches 141 x 70.1 x 8.6 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	5.08 oz / 144.0 g
Materials
	Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.74% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	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
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3220 MHz Avalanche and Blizzard
GPU
Mali-T720	Apple 4-core
Memory
1.5GB/16GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	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
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	2018 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	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
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	7 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
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
2, 4, 5, 12	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
3G Bands
5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 08, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.32 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

For AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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