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| Global Score | |
| 91.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-24 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue, Midnight, Pink, Red and Starlight | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | -- |
| 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 A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 3227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 13 has a global score of 91.5, which is much better than the Galaxy A40's 79.6 overall score. Apple iPhone 13's design is extremely newer and a little thinner than Galaxy A40's, although it is heavier. Apple iPhone 13 has iOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 operating system.
IPhone 13 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a little better pixels amount in each inch in the screen, a quite larger screen and a slightly higher 1170 x 2532 resolution. Galaxy A40 has a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPhone 13, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Apple iPhone 13 has a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 13 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The iPhone 13 shoots a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a way worse 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
The iPhone 13 features a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3227mAh battery size against 3100mAh.
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