Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-24 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, having a general score of 81.5 against 79.8. The iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A30s works with Android 11 OS. The iPhone SE (2020) is a a bit thinner and lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, although both of them were released with only a couple months difference.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy A30s has much more memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
IPhone SE (2020) features a faster processor than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone SE (2020) takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a tinier aperture and a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A30s has a superior battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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