Apple iPhone SE 16GB vs OnePlus 3T

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Comparing the Apple iPhone SE 16GB vs OnePlus 3T across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 3T runs at a higher processing speed of 2.35 GHz, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB runs at 1.84 GHz, making OnePlus 3T the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 3T offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 4 inches, making OnePlus 3T the larger display of the two. OnePlus 3T features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone SE 16GB's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 3T the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 3T offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 3T better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 3T offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 1.2 MP, making OnePlus 3T better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 3T offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 1642 mAh, making OnePlus 3T better for longer battery life.


Storage: OnePlus 3T offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 16 GB, making OnePlus 3T the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone SE 16GB and OnePlus 3T equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus 3T has a rating of 4.3.

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₹15,999
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Summary

Release Date

08 Apr, 2016
14 Dec, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A9
Snapdragon 821
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.84 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.35 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED
AMOLED
640x1136 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

1.2 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

1642 mAh
3400 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
Dash Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Handy size
  • Smooth performance
  • Excellent camera image quality
  • Fast, smooth performance
  • Dash Charge is a lifesaver
  • Improved selfie camera
  • Larger storage option
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • No 3D Touch
  • Pricey
  • Design feels outdated
  • No expandable storage
  • Do Not Disturb mode can't be scheduled
  • More expensive than the OnePlus 3
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5
(85,475 ratings)
4.3/5
(17,829 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v9.3
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A9 APL0898
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Dual core, 1.84 GHz
Quad core

2.35 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

M9
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
14 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600
Adreno 530
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB
6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
401 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
72.94 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

123.8 mm
152.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

58.6 mm
74.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.3 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

113 grams
158 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.229 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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)
N/A

Camera Features

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1642 mAh
3400 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Dash Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Applications

FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular iMessage
N/A
N/A

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