Apple iPhone XR 128GB vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)

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Comparing the Apple iPhone XR 128GB vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) 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: Apple iPhone XR 128GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,578, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) scores 2,560, making Apple iPhone XR 128GB the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone XR 128GB offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 4.7 inches, making Apple iPhone XR 128GB the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone XR 128GB and Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone XR 128GB and Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone XR 128GB and Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) feature a 7 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Apple iPhone XR 128GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2942 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 1821 mAh, making Apple iPhone XR 128GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone XR 128GB offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone XR 128GB and Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XR 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) has a rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

26 Oct, 2018
19 May, 2020
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A13 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
828x1792 px (HD+)
750x1344 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle 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

7 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

2942 mAh
1821 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
NVMe
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Available in bright colours
  • Flawless performance
  • Impressive cameras
  • Great battery backup
  • Ideal for one-handed usage
  • Smooth performance
  • Good daylight camera performance
  • Guaranteed OS updates
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • No optical zoom capabilities
  • Doesn’t ship with a fast charger or 3.5mm adapter
  • Heats up with extended use
  • Small screen
  • Just one rear camera
  • Average battery life
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5
(120,911 ratings)
4.5/5
(78,398 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

366,895
AnTuTu Score
377,458
AnTuTu Score
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

Oct 26, 2018
(Official)
May 19, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0
iOS v13.0
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

Avg
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A13 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest
Hexa Core

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

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

Co-Processor

M12
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

366,895
377,458
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

32.0 s
16.0 s
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)

4.0 %
4.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.0 %
15.6 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

828x1792 px (HD+)
750x1344 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

324 ppi
327 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.79 %
65.23 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
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 %

Design

Height

150.9 mm
138.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.7 mm
67.3 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

194 grams
148 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide AngleExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
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
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual 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)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

2942 mAh
1821 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
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
2h 16m 5s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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 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)
N/A

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)
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 / 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: 1.13 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
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

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Applications

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

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