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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone SE (2020) has a general score of 81.5, which is better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s general score of 71.9. The iPhone SE (2020) construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), but it is a little bit lighter. IPhone SE (2020) counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2016), although it has a little smaller display, a quite lower pixels density and a way worse 750 x 1334px resolution.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone SE (2020) has a bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 59 percent greater battery capacity. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a much better video quality.
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