Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| 2021, January 14 | March 2022 |
| Status | |
| Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 | Coming Soon - March 2022 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 43,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink | Black, White, Red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) |
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 169 g (5.96 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2783, A2784, A2785 |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2783, A2784, A2785, A2782 |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ |
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1300 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display |
HD+ Retina IPS LCD 625 nits (typ) Ion-strengthened Glass Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M Colour | 16M Colors |
| Size | |
| 6.2 inches [Similar] | 4.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) | 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 86.12% | 65.21% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.3 |
| User Interface | |
| One UI 3.1 | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] | Hexa-core (2xX.XX GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video Auto-HDR, Panorama |
12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
7 MP, f/2.2 HDR 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | Lightning, USB 2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 | 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast battery Charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Qi wireless charging |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |