Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2017-07-07 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 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 |
| 9.57 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, with an 81.5 score against 80.4. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a much newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit sharper display than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a lot greater screen pixels density, a bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB. The iPhone SE (2020) has a greater performance than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a much better battery life than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity. Apple iPhone SE (2020) captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier camera sensor offering a worse image quality and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for capturing pictures and videos in low light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, iPhone SE (2020) is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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