Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 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 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 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/1.60 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 has a global score of 88.7, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. The Apple iPhone 12 body is newer and a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A40's, but it is heavier. The Apple iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 operating system.
IPhone 12 has a superior performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Apple iPhone 12 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a little bit larger display, a little more pixels per display inch and a little higher 1170 x 2532px resolution.
The iPhone 12 takes a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a camera in the back with lot less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a bit longer battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has a 10% larger battery capacity.
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