Apple iPhone 5s vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 5s vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.65 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5s runs at 1.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 4 inches, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 8 MP, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers a higher front camera resolution with 7 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1.2 MP, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers a higher battery capacity with 1821 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1560 mAh, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 16 GB, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Apple iPhone 5s has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2013
19 May, 2020
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A7
Apple A13 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
640x1136 px
750x1344 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
1.2 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1560 mAh
1821 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Ideal for one-handed usage
  • Smooth performance
  • Good daylight camera performance
  • Guaranteed OS updates
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Small screen
  • Just one rear camera
  • Average battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(67,397 ratings)
4.5/5
(78,398 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
377,458
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
2 More Videos
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General

Launch Date

Nov 01, 2013
(Official)
May 19, 2020
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v7
iOS v13.0
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A7 APL0698
Apple A13 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone
Hexa Core

2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6430
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
377,458
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
16.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
15.6 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
750x1344 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
327 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
65.23 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

123.8 mm
138.4 mm
162.7 mm

Width

58.6 mm
67.3 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.3 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

112 grams
148 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide AngleExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

1560 mAh
1821 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)
Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 16m 5s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

GB / 16 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 2100(band 33)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A

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