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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) has a global score of 81.5, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. IPhone SE (2020) is a notably newer device, and it's also a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy A5 (2017). Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a bit better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), although it has a much lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, a little bit inferior pixel count per display inch and a bit smaller screen.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a better storage for apps and games than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB. IPhone SE (2020) has a faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a 64-bits processor.
IPhone SE (2020) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a way better battery performance than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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