Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) vs Samsung Galaxy S9

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Comparing the Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) vs Samsung Galaxy S9 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) scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,560, while Samsung Galaxy S9 scores 1,804, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S9 offers a screen size of 5.8 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 4.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)'s IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) and Samsung Galaxy S9 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 1821 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) and Samsung Galaxy S9 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy S9 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

19 May, 2020
16 Mar, 2018
08 Oct, 2026

Performance

Apple A13 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
750x1344 px (HD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

1821 mAh
3000 mAh
8000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
45W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
128 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.5/5
(78,398 ratings)
4.4/5
(30,776 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

377,458
AnTuTu Score
365,059
AnTuTu Score
951,668
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
18h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 19, 2020
(Official)
Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v13.0
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Hexa Core

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

2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
10 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G72 MP18
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

377,458
365,059
951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
N/A
N/A

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
853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

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

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

750x1344 px (HD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
18.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

327 ppi
568 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.23 %
84.51 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.6 %

Design

Height

138.4 mm
147.7 mm
162.56 mm

Width

67.3 mm
68.7 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.5 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

148 grams
163 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide AngleExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.4 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Beautify

Camera Features

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

1821 mAh
3000 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
Up to 22 Hours(3G)
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Reverse 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
18h 49m

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

2h 16m 5s
N/A
1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 400 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

Stylus

N/A
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

Applications

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

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