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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| -- | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.22 ounces |
| -- | Black, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 10.08 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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) has a global score of 81.5, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S6 Active's score of 80.9. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy S6 Active works with Android 5.0 OS. IPhone SE (2020) counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), they both have a 64-bit processing unit and 3 GB of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a much sharper display than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, much more pixels per inch of screen and a bit larger screen. The iPhone SE (2020) takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a back camera with a lot lower resolution, a worse video quality and a smaller back camera sensor, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and video.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 92% greater battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy S6 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S6 Active. So if you need that extra features, you can buy Apple iPhone SE (2020), else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy S6 Active, giving up a couple specs and features.
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