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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2016-01-01 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Red and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone SE (2020) is slightly better than Galaxy A9 (2016), getting an 81.5 score against 74.9. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a much lighter device than the Galaxy A9 (2016), but both of them are equally thin. The iPhone SE (2020) features a slightly better screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), although it has a way smaller display, a much lower 750 x 1334px resolution and a bit lower display density.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a slightly better memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 128 GB. Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has 2 less cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a much better battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The iPhone SE (2020) captures slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels resolution and a lower 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and videos.
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