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

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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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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