Comparison of Apple iPhone SE 16Gb and Samsung Galaxy A21s 32Gb smartphones based on their characteristics
Manufacturer and Model
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Samsung
- Phone model
- iPhone SE 16Gb
- Galaxy A21s 32Gb
- Year of release
- 2016
- 2020
Appearance
- Case type
- Monoblock
- Monoblock
- Body length
- 124 mm
- 164 mm
- Body width
- 59 mm
- 75 mm
- Body thickness
- 7.6 mm
- 8.9 mm
- Weight
- 113 g
- 192 g
- Volume
- 55.14 cm³
- 109.71 cm³
- Body materials and finishes
-
- Aluminium alloy
-
- Plastic
Processor (CPU)
- Processor model
-
- Apple A9 APL0898
-
- Samsung Exynos 850
- CPU clock speed
- 1840 MHz
- 2000 MHz
- Number of processor cores
- 2
- 8
- Level 1 cache (L1)
- 64 + 64 kB
- Level 2 cache (L2)
- 3 MB
- Level 3 cache (L3)
- 8 MB
- Processor size
- 64 bits
- Instruction set architecture
- ARMv8-A
- Manufacturing process
- 14 nm
Graphics Processor (GPU)
- GPU
- GPU model
-
- PowerVR GT7600
-
- ARM Mali-G52
- Number of GPU cores
- 6
Primary storage (RAM)
- The amount of RAM
- 2 GB
- 3 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4
Internal storage
- Built-in memory
-
- 16 GB
-
- 32 GB
SD card
- Types of Supported Memory Cards
-
- microSDXC
- microSDHC
- microSD
- Maximum expandable memory
- 512 GB
- Hot swappable memory card
Mainboard
- Chipset
-
- Apple A9 APL0898
Operating system
- Operating system
- iOS 9
- Android 10.0
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 1642
- 5000
- Battery type
- Li-Pol
- Li-Ion
- Charging the battery from USB
- Call duration in GSM networks
- 14 h
- Standby time in GSM networks
- 240 h
- Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
- 14 h
- Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
- 240 h
- Duration of listening to music
- 50 h
- Video watching duration
- 13 h
- Duration of using Wi-Fi
- 13 h
Screen
- Screen diagonal
- 4 in
- 6.5 in
- Screen resolution
- 1136 x 640 pixels
- 1600 x 720 pixels
- Resolution formats
-
- HD
- Pixel density
- 326 ppi
- 270 ppi
- Screen technology
- IPS
- S-IPS
- Color depth
- 24 bit
- 24 bit
- Touch screen
- Touch screen type
- Capacitive
- Capacitive
- Anti-scratch screen
- Aspect ratio
- 1.775
- 2.222
- Contrast ratio
- 800:1
- Screen brightness
- 500 cd/m²
- Auto-rotate screen
- Ambient light sensor
- Proximity sensor
Main photo/video camera
- Camera megapixels
- 12 Mp
- 48 Mp
- Maximum photo resolution
- 4032 x 3024 pixels
- 9238 x 5196 pixels
- Shooting resolution formats
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
-
- Full Ultra HD
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
- Dual camera
- The presence of a flash
- Flash type
- Dual LED
- LED
- Photomatrix model
- Sony IMX315
- Photomatrix type
- CMOS
- Photomatrix size
- 4.8 x 3.6 mm
- Photomatrix pixel size
- 1.19 μm
- Crop factor
- 7.21
- Aperture
- f/2.2
- Number of lens elements
- 5
- Shooting settings
- Autofocus
- Face detector
- Panoramic photography
- HDR photography
- Viewfinder
- Continuous photography
- Touch focus
- Exposure compensation
- Self-timer
- Digital image stabilization
- Other photo settings
-
- Serial shooting
- Panoramic shooting
- Hdr shooting
- Face detection
-
- Serial shooting
- Panoramic shooting
- Hdr shooting
- Face detection
- Video capability
- Maximum video resolution
- 3840 x 2160 pixels
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Movie speed
- 30 fps
- 30 fps
- Digital video zoom
- 3 X
- Movie settings
- Movie settings list
-
- Face detection
-
- White balance
- Color effects
- Scene selection mode
Front photo/video camera
- Front camera megapixels
- 1.2 Mp
- 13 Mp
- Maximum photo resolution
- 1461 x 822 pixels
- 4807 x 2704 pixels
- Shooting resolution formats
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
- Photomatrix model
- OmniVision OV2E0BNN
- Photomatrix type
- CMOS
- Aperture
- f/2.4
- Front camera video
- Maximum video resolution
- 1280 x 720 pixels
SIM card and calls
- Number of SIM-cards
- 1
- 2
- Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards
- Alternating
- SIM card type
- Nano-SIM
- Nano-SIM
- MP3 ringtones
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Vibration mode
- Speakerphone
- Conference call
- Speed dial
- Video calls
- Second microphone
- Noise reduction during a call
- Ability to mute the microphone during a call
- Extended phone book
- Contacts in the phone book
- Unlimited
- Unlimited
- Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory
Mobile communications
- Cellular generation
- 4G
- 4.5G
- GSM support
- GSM frequencies
-
- GSM 850 MHz
- GSM 900 MHz
- GSM 1800 MHz
- GSM 1900 MHz
-
- GSM 850 MHz
- GSM 900 MHz
- GSM 1800 MHz
- GSM 1900 MHz
- CDMA support
- CDMA frequencies
-
- CDMA 800 MHz
- CDMA 1700 MHz
- CDMA 1900 MHz
- CDMA 2100 MHz
- CDMA2000 support
- UMTS support
- UMTS frequencies
-
- UMTS 850 MHz
- UMTS 900 MHz
- UMTS 1700 MHz
- UMTS 1900 MHz
- UMTS 2100 MHz
-
- UMTS 850 MHz
- UMTS 900 MHz
- UMTS 1900 MHz
- UMTS 2100 MHz
- TD-SCDMA support
- LTE support
- LTE frequencies
-
- LTE 700 MHz
- LTE 800 MHz
- LTE 850 MHz
- LTE 900 MHz
- LTE 1800 MHz
- LTE 1900 MHz
- LTE 1900+ MHz
- LTE 2100 MHz
- LTE 2300 MHz
- LTE 2600 MHz
- LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
- LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
- LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
- LTE-TDD 2600 MHz
- TDD LTE support
Internet data transmission standards
- LTE standards
-
- LTE Cat 6
- CDMA2000 standards
-
- 1xEV-DO Rev. A
- Data transmission standards
-
- HSPA+
- HSUPA
- HSDPA
- EDGE
- GPRS
-
- HSPA+
- HSUPA
- HSDPA
- EDGE
- GPRS
Wi-Fi
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi standards
-
- 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- 802.11n
- 802.11n 5GHz
- 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi Direct support
- Wi-Fi hotspot mode
- Dual band Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi MIMO
USB
- USB connector
- USB connector type
- USB Type-C
- USB standard
- 2.0
- 2.0
- USB OTG support
- USB Mass Storage support
Bluetooth
- Built-in Bluetooth
- Bluetooth standard
- 4.2
- 5.0
- Bluetooth LE support
- A2DP support
Navigation and positioning
- Built-in GPS
- A-GPS support
- Installed GLONASS
- Built-in digital compass
- Cell ID location
Radio
- Built-in radio receiver
- Radio range
- 87.5 - 108 МГц
Sensors and gauges
- Ambient light sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Orientation and rotation sensor
- Gyroscope
- Magnetometer
Connectors and interfaces
- USB connector
- USB Type-C
- TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
- 3.5 mm
- 3.5 mm
- Wireless NFC
Images
- Supported image formats
-
- PNG
- JPG
- EXIF
- GIF
-
- PNG
- JPEG
- GIF
- BMP
- Installed image editor
- Geo tags
- AirPlay support
Video
- Installed video player
- Supported video formats
-
- MP4
- MPEG-4
- AVI
- 3GPP
- 3GPP
- QuickTime
- H.263
- H.264
- H.265
- WMV
-
- MP4
- AVI
- 3GPP
- WMV
- Video resolution formats
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
-
- Full HD
- HD
- Streaming video
- Geo tags
Audio
- Installed audio player
- Supported audio formats
-
- AAC
- eAAC+
- AAX
- AAX+
- ALAC
- M4A
- MIDI
- MP3
- WMA
- WAV
-
- AAC
- MIDI
- MP3
- WMA
- WAV
- MP3 support
- Streaming audio
- Identifier of songs
- Dictaphone
- Voice notes
- TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
- 3.5 mm
- 3.5 mm
Control elements
- Touch input
- Multitouch
- Pinch zoom
- Cover Flow mode
- Russified input
Documents and office
- Installed Organizer (PIM)
- Office document support
- AirPrint support
- IMAP4 protocol support
- Convert speech to text
Connectivity and synchronization
- PC connection
- Tethering support
- Synchronization over the mobile network
- OTA sync
- Synchronization with services
-
- ICloud
- ITunes Store
- App Store
-
- Gmail
- Gtalk
- Youtube
- Google search
- Google maps
Software features
- Installed browser
-
- HTML
- HTML5
- CSS3
- WAP
-
- HTML
- WAP
Receiving and sending SMS
- SMS messages
- SMS T9 support
- SMS output in the form of a chat
- MMS support
Security
- Fingerprint scanner
- Installed VPN
Additional features
- Standalone mode (flight mode)
SAR level
- SAR level
- 0.97 W/kg
