Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S7 mini vs Sony Xperia X Compact

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced March 2016 Not announced yet September 2016
Status Available - March 2016 Rumored Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 31,900 ($480.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver White, Universe black, Mist blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
9.9 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight - - 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Back Panel
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9.3 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Exynos 8890 Octa
Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72), Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
Adreno 510
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 32/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.6 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (479 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% - 69.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio, RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 23 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED 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) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K video and 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 5 MP [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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v2.0, Reversible Connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1642 mAh 2600 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -