Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2015 2020, April 15 2021, January 14
Status Available - September 2015 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 24 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 42,500 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Red, Black Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in )
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296 LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
SAR US 1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
face detection
- 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+
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 iOS 13.4 Android 11
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic 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
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Ion-strengthened Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Haptic Touch
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.45% 65.21% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash Real-tone Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
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
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm
1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps
HDR, panorama [Similar]
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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Qi wireless charging
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
Capacity 1715 mAh 1821 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) - -