Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Apple iPhone SE

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced September 2012 March 2015 March 2016
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2015 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) -
SIM Type - - Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) iOS 9.3
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-T760 PowerVR GT7600
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64/128 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.1 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 70.66% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 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)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host v2.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2550 mAh 1642 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -