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Specs Comparison: Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPhone 5s

Apple has just announced it’s latest smallest iPhone to date – the iPhone SE. It’s replacing the iPhone 5s in Apple’s lineup and although small, packs internals that are normally found in the iPhone 6s. So what’s changed? Find out in this quick comparison below.

Apple iPhone SEApple iPhone 5s
4-inch (1136 x 640) IPS display, 326ppi4-inch (1136 x 640) IPS display, 326ppi
1.84GHz Apple A9 Twister dual-core CPU w/ M9 motion coprocessor1.3GHz Apple A7 Cyclone dual-core CPU w/ M7 motion coprocessor
PowerVR GT7600 GPUPowerVR G6430 GPU
RAM TBA1GB RAM
16GB, 64GB internal storage16GB, 32GB, 64GB internal storage
12MP iSight rear camere w/ 1.22µm pixels, True Tone Flash8MP iSight rear camera w/ 1.5µm pixels, True Tone Flash
1.2MP f/2.4 front camera w/ Retina Flash1.2MP f/2.2 front camera
4G LTE Cat.44G LTE Cat.3
Wi-Fi 802.11acWi-Fi 802.11n
Bluetooth 4.2Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASSGPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC (Apple Pay)~
Touch ID fingerprint scannerTouch ID fingerprint scanner
Apple Lightning connectorApple Lightning connector
iOS 9.3iOS 9.3
Battery TBA1,560mAh
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
113 g112 g
Rose Gold, Gold, Space Gray, SilverGold, Space Gray, Silver

So what’s new with the new iPhone SE compared to the iPhone 5s?
• Updated CPU and GPU
• No more 32GB model
• Better rear camera with support for 4K video and Live Photos
• Retina Flash for front camera selfies
• Faster LTE and WiFi modems
• Updated Bluetooth
• Support for NFC Apple Pay
• Battery capacity is yet to be revealed but data from Apple claims better battery performance
• New color option – Rose Gold

Based on the summary above, the new improvements make the iPhone SE a worthy upgrade especially if you’re coming from the iPhone 5s and older.

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This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.
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