Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Feb 21, 2016	Sep 02, 2015
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/16GB - $399 2GB/32GB - $399 2GB/64GB - $499 2GB/128GB - $499	$699

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm	5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	5.36 oz / 152.0 g	4.87 oz / 138.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black, Gold, Silver, Pink, White, Pink gold	Black, Pink, Yellow, White

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	5.1-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body	4.6-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 855 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 576 PPI	1280x720px, 319 PPI
Colors
		16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Tempered Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating		Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	2 (Good)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Processor
Dual-core Twiste	Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 530	Adreno 430
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (UFS) 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2700 mAh
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	23 MP (PDAF) Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
Dual LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP (HDR)	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2	4.1
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback, Music recognition
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL,MirrorLink
Radio
		FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
		Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
		Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A	Date approved: Feb 12, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMG930F	Date approved: Sep 15, 2015 FCC ID value: PY7-PM0881
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg	Head: 0.43 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.03 W/kg	Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.61 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.18 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.72 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 (14 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M1 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)

Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Verizon Wireless

LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for Europe

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

for Sprint

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 25, 26
TDD Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for U.S. Cellular

LTE Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Dual SIM	Yes

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