Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPhone 6s Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone SE or Apple iPhone 6s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE Apple iPhone 6s
Rating (+2) (+2)
Release date 2016, March 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in
Weight 113 g | 3.99 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 1624 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1715 mAh,  Non-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
Stand by time - 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 LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" in 4.7" in
Screen area 44.1 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 65.6%
Screen resolution 640 x 1136 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 3D Touch
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Camera and Video

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

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A9 (14 nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 240258 228366
Antutu 10 CPU 71620 68936
Antutu 10 GPU 72243 69446
Antutu 10 Mem 44386 38435
Antutu 10 UX 71620 68936
Antutu 8 Total 177368 172030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 614 601
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 912 857
GeekBench 6 Metal 2687 2787
GeekBench 5 Single Core 541 531
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995 971
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2273
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3928
GeekBench 4 Battery 1488

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688 
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), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1687
Speed HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, 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 (Apple Pay only) Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
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)    
SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

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

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Supported LTE Networks

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