Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced March 2016 2020, April 15 2023, February 01
Status Available - March 2016 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 24 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17
Price Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 42,500 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Red, Black Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in )
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 148 g (5.22 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296 LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
face detection
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9.3 iOS 13.4 Android 13
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 740
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Ion-strengthened Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Haptic Touch
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 65.21% 88.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm
1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps
HDR, panorama [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB v2.0, Reversible Connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Qi wireless charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 1642 mAh 1821 mAh 3900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -