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Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPhone 6s

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 6s , Apple iPhone SE

Apple iPhone 6s 2015 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, screen 4.7", with resolution 750x1334. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 12 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 4.7" inch 4" inch
Screen area 60.9 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.6% 60.8%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 640 x 1136 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Performance Operating system OS iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset Apple A9 (14 nm) Apple A9 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 133981 131789
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2273
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3928
Antutu 8 score 148076 197349
GeekBench 4 Battery 1488
General specs Release date 2015, September 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.3 Х 67.1 Х 7.1 mm 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 143 g 113 g
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 1715 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1624 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 500 EUR 300 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 240 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 50 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   CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 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), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1687 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-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only) Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 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 3D Touch 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) 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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