Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 Pro has a general score of 92.8, which is better than Samsung Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro construction is newer and a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy A40's, although it's a lot heavier. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A40 comes with Android 11 operating system.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro counts with a superior processor than Galaxy A40, because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a greater amount of RAM memory. The iPhone 12 Pro counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A40, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels, a little greater display pixels density and a little bit bigger display.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a back facing camera with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition and a larger aperture to take better photography in low-light situations. The Galaxy A40 counts with a quite bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A40 features a little better battery performance than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery capacity.
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