Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-24 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 274 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 26.00mm 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) has a score of 81.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy J8's 76.7 global score. IPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy J8 works with Android 10 OS. The iPhone SE (2020) design is newer, lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy J8. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 750 x 1334px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy J8 features a very superior memory for applications and games than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy J8 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 2 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a slightly better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, a camera with much less MP resolution and a smaller sensor capturing worse quality videos and photos, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Galaxy J8 has a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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