Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-24 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 3.68 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) is a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ3, having a global score of 81.5 against 79.6. IPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS, and Sony Xperia XZ3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPhone SE (2020) is a newer cellphone, and it is also a lot thinner and a lot lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ3.
The Xperia XZ3 counts with a much better display than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a bit opaque screen, it also counts with a bigger display, a much higher 1440 x 2880 resolution and much more pixels per display inch. IPhone SE (2020) counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XZ3, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Xperia XZ3 has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have equal internal memory, the Xperia XZ3 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Sony Xperia XZ3 has a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 3330mAh battery capacity.
Sony Xperia XZ3 has a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photographs and a way better 19 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Apple iPhone SE (2020) is also a lot cheaper.
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