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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone X Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone XS Max Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Apple iOS 12Android 4.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.7 GHz
N/A
1.4 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-core6-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9 APL0898Apple A11 BionicApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR Series 7XT GT7600
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB3 GB
N/A
1 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.8 in6.5 in5.3 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
N/A
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1125 x 2436 px2688 x 1242 px1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
Super Retina HD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi458.0 ppi458.0 ppi285.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesyesnoyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom3x
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.4F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
no
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
32GB400GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
  • Glass
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.65 in6.2 in5.78 in5.81 in
Width2.31 in2.79 in3.05 in3.26 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in0.38 in0.33 in
Weight3.99 oz6.14 oz7.34 oz6.28 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.05.03.0 HS5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
700 MHz
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1642.0 mAh2716.0 mAh
N/A
2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h39.0 h
N/A
820.0 h326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h21.0 h25.0 h13.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
no
N/A
yesno
Fast charging
N/A
yes
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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