Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) vs Apple iPhone XS Max Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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Apple iPhone XS Max

Apple iPhone XS Max

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) or Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Apple iPhone XS Max
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Release date 2020, April 15 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in
Weight 148 g | 5.22 oz 208 g | 7.34 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Black, White, Red Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion 3174 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Music play - Up to 40 h Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 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 6.5" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 102.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.4% 84.4%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 1242 x 2688 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-625 nits max brightness (advertised)
- Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 103 106
DxOMark Photo 108 110
DxOMark Video 105 96
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 84 82
DxOMark Photo 85 81
DxOMark Video 83 82

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 13 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 727313 676031
Antutu 10 CPU 179992 184996
Antutu 10 GPU 243820 176588
Antutu 10 Mem 125429 142942
Antutu 10 UX 179992 184996
Antutu 8 Total 465664 431328
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2594
GeekBench 6 Metal 8105
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1326 1111
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2653 2477
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4208
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10588

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
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) - for China 
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), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2101 
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), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1921 
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), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2104
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 (4CA) 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/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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 No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
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
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

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