Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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Samsung Galaxy S9

Samsung Galaxy S9

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) or Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Samsung Galaxy S9
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Release date 2020, April 15 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in
Weight 148 g | 5.22 oz 163 g | 5.75 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Red Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology Retina IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.8" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.4% 83.6%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-625 nits max brightness (advertised)
- HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 103
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 105
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 84 81
DxOMark Photo 85 81
DxOMark Video 83 81

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 13 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
-Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB 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 465664 284449
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 510
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1725
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1987
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1835
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1326 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2653 1957
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation 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 FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- 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)

- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
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-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)

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