Apple iPhone SE 16GB vs i-smart IS-203i Pro

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Comparing the Apple iPhone SE 16GB vs i-smart IS-203i Pro across display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers a screen size of 4 inches, while i-smart IS-203i Pro offers 2.4 inches, making Apple iPhone SE 16GB the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone SE 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to i-smart IS-203i Pro's TFT, making Apple iPhone SE 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while i-smart IS-203i Pro offers 1.3 MP, making Apple iPhone SE 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 1642 mAh, while i-smart IS-203i Pro offers 1000 mAh, making Apple iPhone SE 16GB better for longer battery life.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while i-smart IS-203i Pro has a rating of 3.3.

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Summary

Release Date

08 Apr, 2016
16 Mar, 2016
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A9
N/A
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.84 GHz)
N/A
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
N/A
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED
640x1136 px
240x320 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.2 MP
N/A
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1642 mAh
1000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Handy size
  • Smooth performance
  • Excellent camera image quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • No 3D Touch
  • Pricey
  • Design feels outdated
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(85,475 ratings)
3.3/5
(89 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

iOS v9.3
N/A
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A9 APL0898
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.84 GHz
N/A
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M9
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600
N/A
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
N/A
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A
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
3,000,897

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
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
240x320 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
167 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
N/A
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Display Colour

N/A
65K
N/A

Design

Height

123.8 mm
N/A
150.83 mm

Width

58.6 mm
N/A
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
N/A
7.99 mm

Weight

113 grams
N/A
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

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
1.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
N/A
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
1280 x 1024 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A
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
N/A
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Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1642 mAh
1000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W 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
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
N/A
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 16 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
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)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 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
N/A
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A
USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4
N/A

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: MP3
N/A

Special Features

N/A
Torch Light Auto Call Recording Mobile Tracker
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A
Yes
N/A

Browser

N/A
Yes WAP
N/A

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Limited 300 entries
N/A

Other Facilities

N/A
Calculator Stopwatch Calendar Alarm
N/A

Applications

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

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