Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6 vs Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2014 March 2016 January 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price - Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) - -
SIM Type - Single-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - all models LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 iOS 9.3 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU PowerVR GX6450 PowerVR GT7600 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.93% 60.84% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR 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) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 8 MP [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, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 v2.0, Reversible Connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 256 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1810 mAh 1642 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h - -