Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 11 Pro Max is just a bit better than Galaxy A40, with an 85.3 score against 79.6. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, we must tell that it is also a a little thicker and incredibly heavier cellphone. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A40 counts with Android 11 OS.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits CPU. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a better looking display than Galaxy A40, because it has a little higher resolution of 1242 x 2688, a bit larger screen and a quite higher pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. IPhone 11 Pro Max has better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 3969mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max takes just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a much less megapixels resolution back facing camera and a smaller aperture which is not good for capturing pictures and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot better video quality.
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