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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 5.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9 APL0898Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.2 in5.1 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
noyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.4F/1.9
N/A
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina FlashDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
400GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
noyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Shock resistant
N/A
yesnono
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
noyes

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.75 in5.59 in5.81 in
Width2.31 in2.81 in2.76 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.28 in0.33 in
Weight3.99 oz5.61 oz4.66 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesno

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1642.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
302.0 h326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h16.0 h18.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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