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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a bit better than the Galaxy A30, having a score of 81.5 against 79.6. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) body is newer, just a little thinner and lighter than Galaxy A30. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a greater processing power than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has a little bit lower screen density, a really smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 750 x 1334px. The Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
IPhone SE (2020) shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light images and a smaller sensor which offers a worse image and video quality, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 120 percent bigger battery size.
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