Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs iPhone 16
55
out of 100
VS
80
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone SE (2022) (with Apple A15 Bionic) that was released on March 8, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 16, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 2 years and 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Weighs 26 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16
- Delivers 163% higher peak brightness (1692 against 643 nits)
- Comes with 1543 mAh larger battery capacity: 3561 vs 2018 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 21.1% more screen real estate
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- Shows 68% longer battery life (29:45 vs 17:41 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 48% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1985K versus 1346K)
- 41% higher pixel density (460 vs 326 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 6 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 4.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 750 x 1334 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 326 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 65.3% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 38 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | 1655:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 16
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
iPhone SE (2022)
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~49% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 144 g (5.08 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Red | White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.8/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Apple A18 |
| Max clock | 3223 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1338 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS | ~1907 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17777 | 28010 |
| Single-core score | 2404 | 3431 |
| Multi-core score | 6040 | 8638 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 396583 | 621688 |
| GPU | 363070 | 592569 |
| Memory | 162337 | 184239 |
| UX | 424045 | 587104 |
| Total score | 1346035 | 1985600 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [16 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 75% |
| Graphics test | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1579 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 75% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 1 | 16 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 2 | 11 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 3 | 7 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2969 | 6781 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 70% | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2387 | - |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 (Bionic) | AnTuTu 11 | 1336740 |
| 📘 2026-06-19 (Bionic) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375075 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2404 / 6040 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic) | AnTuTu 11 | 1362289 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 (Mistral) | AnTuTu 11 | 1342610 |
Apple iPhone 16
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-30 (Dddd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1905485 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (vovachips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1842572 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3531 / 9122 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | AnTuTu 11 | 2045650 |
| 📘 2026-06-04 (Sepehr Naraghipour) | AnTuTu 11 | 2018367 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 15.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| OS size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 2018 mAh | 3561 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 1:42 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:07 hr | 13:44 hr |
| Watching video | 10:31 hr | 18:09 hr |
| Gaming | 03:43 hr | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | 87 hr | 130 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual 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) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 50 | 80 |
| Preview | 71 | 84 |
| Zoom | 29 | 116 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3088 x 2320 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | - | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
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 | March 2022 | September 2024 |
| Release date | March 2022 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $799 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 16e | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.41 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16:
- The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 16 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 10