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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 is a bit better than Galaxy M40, with an 88.7 score against 85. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy M40 comes with Android 10 OS. Apple iPhone 12 is a newer device, and it is also just a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy M40. IPhone 12 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1170 x 2532 resolution and a quite higher display pixels density.
The iPhone 12 has a better processor than Galaxy M40, because although it has 2 less cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low light photos and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a much more megapixels back camera.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with better battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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