Samsung Trace vs Apple iPhone SE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	$499

Design

Dimensions
4.50 x 2.00 x 0.30 inches 114 x 51 x 7.60 mm	4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
Weight
2.50 oz / 71.0 g	3.99 oz / 113.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter	Left: Volume control, Other
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display

Size
	4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
176x220px	1136x640px, 326 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
	Apple A9 APL0898
Processor
	Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste
GPU
	PowerVR GT7600
Memory
0.0165GB	2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSD	not expandable
OS
	iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Battery

Type
800 mAh, Li - Ion	1624 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
1.3 MP	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.2	4.2
WLAN
	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Yes	Lightning
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
	3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 21, 2006 FCC ID value: A3LSGHT519	Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.28 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.64 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Trace Specs	Apple iPhone SE Specs
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Samsung Trace Review	Apple iPhone SE Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPhone SE User Reviews