Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2017-07-01 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is much better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), with an 81.5 score against 73.5. Apple iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017).
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), although it has a quite inferior quantity of pixels per display inch, a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334px and a little bit smaller screen. Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a quite better performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has less processing cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking photos and/or video in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video quality.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a little bit more memory for apps and games than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) features a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 98% more battery size.
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