Samsung Galaxy Note10+ vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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9.1
Samsung Galaxy Note10+
9.0
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Samsung Galaxy Note10+ Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Aug 23, 2019
Released · Apr 24, 2020
6.8-inch · 3040x1440px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Quad camera
Single camera
12GB · 256GB
3GB · 64GB
4300 mAh
1821 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2019 Apr 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1100 $399

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches
162.3 x 77.2 x 7.9 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.91 oz / 196.0 g 5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aura glow, Aura white, Aura blue Black, White, Red

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.74% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 60Hz, HDR IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 498 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.4 (Good) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 640 Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.0)
12GB/512GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Ion 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 21min
Browsing
11h 38min
Video
8h 2min
Gaming
7h 48min
Battery Life Estimate
3h 36min
Browsing
9h 5min
Video
4h 45min
Gaming
4h 59min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.2x
Aperture size: F2.1
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
7 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMN975U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.19 W/kg
Body: 1.14 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9825 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2700 MHz
Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G76 MP12
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5
Dual SIM Yes
FCC approval Date approved: Jan 07, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMN975F
Measured SAR Head: 0.19 W/kg
Body: 0.70 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg
Phablet: 2.63 W/kg
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $449
with 512 GB storage
Memory 512GB
Colors Aura black
Prices (MSRP) $1200
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $549
for Verizon and Xfinity Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
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