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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) has a general score of 81.5, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A12's score of 80.3. The iPhone SE (2020) is a thinner and extremely lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A12, although both of them were released only a couple of months apart. The iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A12 has Android 10 OS.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a quite better processing power than Galaxy A12, because although it has a lower number of cores and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little bit worse 750 x 1334px resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density.
The Galaxy A12 has a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A12 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy A12 counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 175 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Galaxy A12 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs and videos in low light environments and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
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