Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Apple iPhone SE (2020)

Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - global; LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA, Canada, China

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM and/or eSIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

138.4 mm

147.7 mm
Width

67.3 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

7.3 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

148 g

163 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

IP67, 1m and 30 mins

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP67

Yes, IP68
Colors

Black, Red, White

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

4.7 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

750 x 1334 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Ion-strengthened glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

625 nits max brightness, True-tone, wide color gamut

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Main camera
Camera type

Single

-
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/3" , 1.22 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm, 26 mm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, RAW

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

108

-
DxOMark zoom

23

-
DxOMark video

105

-
DxOMark camera score

103

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, light, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity