Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone SE3 (2022)

Apple iPhone SE3 (2022)

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Samsung Galaxy S9

Samsung Galaxy S9

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Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) or Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) Samsung Galaxy S9
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Release date 2022, March 08 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 144 g | 5.08 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 2018 mAh, Li-Ion , non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 EUR 490 EUR
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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 (typ)
- 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 118
DxOMark Photo 128
DxOMark Video 109
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 Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 15.4, upgradable to iOS 15.4.1 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) - 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 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1153857
Antutu 10 CPU 271012
Antutu 10 GPU 356598
Antutu 10 Mem 213381
Antutu 10 UX 271012
Antutu 9 Total 723852
Antutu 8 Total 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 1718 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4564 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 / 5G 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2783, A2784, A2785
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2783, A2784, A2785, A2782
-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 (CA), 5G, 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, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.19 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 20W, 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging 7.5W
- 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
- Also known as Apple iPhone SE3, Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation)

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

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