Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone SE

Apple iPhone SE

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)

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Apple iPhone SE or Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)
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Release date 2016, March 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in 142.7 x 70.1 x 8.9 mm | 5.62 x 5.62 x 2.76 in
Weight 113 g | 3.99 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Blue, Gold
Battery 1624 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 5" in
Screen area 44.1 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 68.9%
Screen resolution 640 x 1136 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 294 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF -8 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Apple A9 (14 nm) - Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Mali-T720
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 240258
Antutu 10 CPU 71620
Antutu 10 GPU 72243
Antutu 10 Mem 44386
Antutu 10 UX 71620
Antutu 8 Total 177368
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 614
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 912
GeekBench 6 Metal 2687
GeekBench 5 Single Core 541
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723 
TD‑SCDMA - A1723
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - A1662 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1723
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
-4G - LTE 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 14(700) - AT&T
Speed HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Supported LTE Networks

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy J3 Star for T-Mobile; Galaxy Amp Prime 3 for Cricket

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