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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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4.7 out of 5
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13 user ratings
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48
4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
50 %
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4.3 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A9 APL0898Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.8 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.6 f2.2 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.4
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.31 in2.78 in2.85 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight3.99 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1642.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h830.0 h390.0 h
Talk time14.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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