Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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6.0	9.0
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)	Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Apr 01, 2016	Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.2-inch · 1280x720px	4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera	Single camera
2GB · 16GB	3GB · 64GB
3100 mAh	1821 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g)	5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch	4.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.63 %	65.34 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 306	Apple-designed 4 core
RAM
2GB	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.9 GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Capacity
3100 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
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	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	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
5 MP (Flash)	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	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	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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, RDS
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 40(2300)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Apr 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 449

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 549

Links

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