Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Apple
Announced February 2018 2020, July 22 March 2022
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
171 x 78 x 9.9 mm
(6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A version
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - B version
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 - 1, 2, 3, 5, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A version
41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - B version
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 SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
RGB light panel (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
- Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10 iOS 15.3
User Interface Samsung Experience ROG UI -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Hexa-core (2xX.XX GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 650 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 16 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
144Hz refresh rate
650 nits max. brightness (advertised)
HD+ Retina IPS LCD
625 nits (typ)
Ion-strengthened Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.59 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 79.96% 65.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.2
HDR
1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ad/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W
Quick Charge 4.0
Reverse charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Qi wireless charging
Capacity 3000 mAh 6000 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -