Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 81.5 score against 75.8. Apple iPhone SE (2020)'s body is extremely newer, a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it has a much lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, a little smaller screen and a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has less cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone SE (2020) has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a way better video definition. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a really longer battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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