Apple iPhone SE 4 vs Apple iPhone 17e

Product
Apple iPhone SE 4
499 USD
Apple iPhone 17e
599 USD

Price
499 USD
599 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Apple iPhone
Model No
Apple iPhone SE 4
A3634, A3575, A3635, iPhone18,5

Launch Date
2025, February 11
2026, March 02

Technology
GSM / HSDPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3575 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3634
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3575 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3634
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Build
Ceramic Shield glass
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), glass back, aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
eSIM (Nano-SIM)
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International/China) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)
Colors
Black; other colors
Black, White, Soft Pink
Dimensions
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)

Type
Super Retina XDR OLED Touchscreen, Multitouch
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size
6.1 Inches
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1170 x 2532 Pixels (~457 PPI)
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

OS
IOS 18
iOS 26.3, upgradable to iOS 26.5
Chipset
Apple A18 (3 nm)
Apple A19 (3 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2 x 4.04 GHz + 4 x 2.20 GHz)
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.60 GHz)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

RAM
6GB
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
256GB/512GB NVMe

Lens 1
48 MP, (wide), dual pixel PDAF, OIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
Features
HDR, panorama, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.)
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
Video
(4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.

Lens 1
12 MP
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" + SL 3D (depth/biometrics sensor), HDR
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
Yes
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, Dolby Vision HDR

Capacity
Li-ion Non removable
Li-Ion 4005 mAh
Charging
Fast battery Wired, 50% in 30 min (advertised), 7.5W wireless (Qi)
Wired, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless MagSafe/Qi2

Sensors
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Face ID, Gyro, Proximity
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v5.3 with A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c)
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C 2.0

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

Performance
AnTuTu: 2187425 (v11) GeekBench: 9296 (v6) 3DMark: 4226 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
814 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-26.7 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Active use score 15:30h