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

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Apple iPhone 5s
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Release date 2020, April 15 2013, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in
Weight 148 g | 5.22 oz 112 g | 3.95 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Red Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Battery 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion 1560 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Music play - Up to 40 h 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
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Screen

Technology Retina IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 4" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.4% 60.8%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla 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 12 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.5µm, AF
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
DxOMark Main Score 103 68
DxOMark Photo 108 69
DxOMark Video 105 66
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions HDR, panorama face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 720p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 84
DxOMark Photo 85
DxOMark Video 83

Performance

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

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 86541
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1326 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2653 476

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM
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 - 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
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 Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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, 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 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP
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)
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

- Supported LTE Networks

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