Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Apple iPhone SE Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A51 or Apple iPhone SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A51 Apple iPhone SE
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Release date 2019, December 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.9 in 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 113 g | 3.99 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Prism Crush Black, White, Blue, Pink Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1624 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 87 h
Stand by time - Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 4" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 60.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 405 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 87
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 86
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Exynos 9611 (10nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 266589 240258
Antutu 10 CPU 78142 71620
Antutu 10 GPU 45333 72243
Antutu 10 Mem 67437 44386
Antutu 10 UX 78142 71620
Antutu 8 Total 138454 177368
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 325 614
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1031 912
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 761
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1472
GeekBench 6 Metal 2687
GeekBench 5 Single Core 264 541
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1276 995

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723 
TD‑SCDMA - A1723
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - A1662 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1723
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: SM-A515F/DSN (Global); SM-A515F/DS (LATAM); SM-A515F/DST (Brazil); SM-A515F/DSM (Russia); SM-A515F/N (Australia)

- Supported LTE Networks

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