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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Express 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
15 %
4 stars
84 %
3 stars
0 %
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3 editorial reviews
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.2Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz1.7 GHz1.3 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreSingle-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9 APL0898Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
GPU modelPowerVR Series 7XT GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 305
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.5 in4.5 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1136 x 640 px960 x 540 px800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
N/A
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi245.0 ppi207.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.6 f
N/A
1.9 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
8 GB16 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB32GB256GB

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.21 in5.22 in5.97 in
Width2.31 in2.59 in2.73 in2.95 in
Depth0.3 in0.39 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight3.99 oz4.73 oz4.62 oz5.89 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesnono
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesno
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBCSBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GPSA-GPSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1642.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2050.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h480.0 h240.0 h350.0 h
Talk time14.0 h11.0 h12.0 h21.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesno
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Express 3

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