Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2017-07-04 | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Red and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone SE (2020) is better than Galaxy J5 (2017), with an 81.5 score against 71.8. Apple iPhone SE (2020)'s construction is incredibly newer, a bit thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy J5 (2017). The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater display density and a bit higher resolution of 750 x 1334px.
IPhone SE (2020) has a greater performance than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has 2 less cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits CPU. IPhone SE (2020) features a little bit more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy J5 (2017) has a superior battery life than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh. IPhone SE (2020) captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light photography and videos and a back camera with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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