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Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPhone 5s

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 5s , Apple iPhone SE

Apple iPhone 5s 2013 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), screen 4", with resolution 640x1136. Smartphone has 1 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel main camera.

Apple iPhone SE 2016 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, screen 4", with resolution 640x1136. Smartphone has 1 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4" inch 4" inch
Screen area 44.1 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 60.8%
Screen resolution 640 x 1136 px 640 x 1136 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.5µm, AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF
Functions Face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
DxOMark Main Score 68
DxOMark Photo 69
DxOMark Video 66
Performance Operating system OS iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset Apple A7 (28 nm) Apple A9 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 61322 131789
Antutu 8 score 197349
General specs Release date 2013, September 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 112 g 113 g
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 1560 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1624 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 330 EUR 300 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 250 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h Stand by time- Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA  LTE band 1(2100), 18(800), 25(1900), 26(850) - A1453  LTE band 1(2100), 7(2600), 20(800) - A1457  LTE band 1(2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - A1530 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723  CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723  TD‑SCDMA - A1723 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - A1662  LTE band 1(2100), 7(2600), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1723
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Supported LTE Networks Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Supported LTE Networks

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