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Apple iPhone SE (2022)

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Apple iPhone SE (2022)

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G991U1
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2595 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2782
5G Network 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 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2595 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Announced 2022, March 08 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2022, March 18 Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
Dimensions 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  Always-on display
Platform
OS iOS 15.4, upgradable to iOS 17.5 Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 NVMe UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features 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. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 7 MP, f/2.2 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2018 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh) Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 20W wired, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Midnight, Starlight, Red Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
SAR 0.98 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)     0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models A2783, A2595, A2785, A2782, A2784, iphone14,6 SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Price $ 99.97 / C$ 325.00 / £ 205.00 / € 179.00 $ 187.00 / C$ 298.95 / £ 185.00 / € 257.83
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 723486 (v9)
GeekBench: 4629 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1424:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker -25.2 LUFS (Very good) -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 62h Endurance rating 93h

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