Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)	Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Jun 13, 2018	Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.0-inch · 1280x720px	4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera	Single camera
2GB · 16GB	3GB · 64GB
2600 mAh	1821 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.62 x 2.76 x 0.35 inches 142.7 x 70.1 x 8.9 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.36 oz (152.0 g)	5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass 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	Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch	4.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
68.87 %	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
2GB	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	1821 mAh
Type
	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: F1.9 Focal length: 27 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, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	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
M3/T3	T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS)	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 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 04, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.22 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 399
In The Box
Charger and microUSB cable	EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2018	Apr 15, 2020

Alternative variants

for AT&T Prepaid


Colors	Black

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 449

for Verizon


System chip	Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor	Octa-core 1350 MHz ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
FCC approval	Date approved: May 07, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ337V
Measured SAR	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 549

for Sprint and Boost Mobile


System chip	Samsung Exynos 7884A
Processor	Octa-core 1350 MHz ARM-Cortex A73 and ARM-Cortex A53
4G (FDD)	Bands 25(1900+), 26(850+)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

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