Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs iPhone 11
Here we compared two smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone SE (2020) (with Apple A13 Bionic) that was released on April 15, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by the same chip and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2020)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Better grip in hands – the body is 8.4 mm narrower
- Weighs 46 grams less
- The phone is 7-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- Comes with 1289 mAh larger battery capacity: 3110 vs 1821 mAh
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- Shows 45% longer battery life (34:47 vs 23:56 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Thinner bezels – 13.6% more screen real estate
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (631K versus 561K)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 4.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.4% | 79% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 29 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | 2457:1 | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 148 g (5.22 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Red | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2650 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.66 GHz: Lightning |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.66 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple A13 Bionic GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| FLOPS | ~736 GFLOPS | ~736 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 140999 | 166647 |
| GPU | 221156 | 257833 |
| Memory | 86770 | 92114 |
| UX | 113507 | 118385 |
| Total score | 561099 | 631766 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 44.3 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 68% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6917 | 7549 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.2) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.4) |
| OS size | 8.4 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 1821 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 60 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:32 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:36 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 07:32 hr | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | 03:09 hr | 05:09 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1 (12 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2020) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2020 | September 2019 |
| Release date | April 2020 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.98 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone 11. It has a better performance, battery life, camera, and design.
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