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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2016-06-10 | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 247.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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
IPhone SE (2020) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, having a score of 81.5 against 75.8. IPhone SE (2020)'s design is much newer, way thinner and noticeably lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a quite better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 2 more CPU cores and a 64-bit processing unit.
Galaxy S7 Active features a sharper display than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has way more opaque display, it also counts with a little bigger display, a way better pixel number per inch of display and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and videos, and they both have a 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with better video frame rate.
The Galaxy S7 Active features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Although iPhone SE (2020) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S7 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S7 Active. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone SE (2020), else you can save some money and buy the Galaxy S7 Active, resigning some specs and features.
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