Apple iPhone 5s vs Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 5s

Apple iPhone 5s

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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Apple iPhone 5s or Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Apple iPhone 5s	Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2013, September	2020, April 15
Dimensions (HxWxD)	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm \| 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm \| 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in
Weight	112 g \| 3.95 oz	148 g \| 5.22 oz
Body Build	Front glass, aluminum body	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold	Black, White, Red
Battery	1560 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po	1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Stand by time - Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h	Music play - Up to 40 h
Approximate price	330 EUR	480 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	LED-backlit IPS LCD	Retina IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	4" in	4.7" in
Screen area	44.1 cm²	60.9 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	60.8%	65.4%
Screen resolution	640 x 1136 px	750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	326 PPI	326 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs		- Wide color gamut -True-tone -625 nits max brightness (advertised)
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	8 MP, Single	12 MP, Single
Camera specs	-8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.5µm, AF	-12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
Functions	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score	68	103
DxOMark Photo	69	108
DxOMark Video	66	105
Front camera, selfie	1.2 MP, Single	7 MP, Single
Specifications	1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)	7 MP, f/2.2
Functions	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	HDR, panorama
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score		84
DxOMark Photo		85
DxOMark Video		83

Performance

Operating system - OS	iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3	iOS 13
Chipset	- Apple A7 (28 nm)	- Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
CPU	- Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)	- Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
GPU	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory	No	No
Internal memory	16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3	64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total		727313
Antutu 10 CPU		179992
Antutu 10 GPU		243820
Antutu 10 Mem		125429
Antutu 10 UX		179992
Antutu 8 Total	86541	465664
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core	259	1326
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	476	2653

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850) - A1453 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A1457 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - A1530	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC		Yes
USB	2.0, proprietary reversible connector	2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.00 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body)	SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer
Other extras	- Siri natural language commands and dictation	- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions	- Supported LTE Networks	- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

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