Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) vs Sony Xperia Ace 3

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Comparing the Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) vs Sony Xperia Ace 3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while Sony Xperia Ace 3 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Ace 3 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) offers 4.7 inches, making Sony Xperia Ace 3 the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) and Sony Xperia Ace 3 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ace 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia Ace 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) offers a higher front camera resolution with 7 MP, while Sony Xperia Ace 3 offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Ace 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) offers 2018 mAh, making Sony Xperia Ace 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone SE 2022 (iPhone SE 3) and Sony Xperia Ace 3 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2022
30 Jun, 2022
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 480
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
750x1334 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
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

7 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

2018 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Stupendously fast
  • IP67 rated
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Competitively priced
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • HD display feels dated
  • No dedicated night mode
  • No ultrawide angle/telephoto camera
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(777 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

762,983
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A

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Video

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1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2022
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
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)

5 nm
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 619
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
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.

762,983
N/A
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

9.0 s
N/A
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.6 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

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

16:9
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
319 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.23 %
75.6 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch
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

138.4 mm
140 mm
162.7 mm

Width

67.3 mm
69 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.9 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

144 grams
162 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
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
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2018 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

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

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
N/A
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
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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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
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 v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v5.4

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
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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