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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-04-10 |
| -- | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 4.94 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Titanium | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.9 inches |
| -- | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 437 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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
The Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's score of 74.7. The Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has iOS operating system. The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a really superior performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a lot better looking display than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a little smaller display. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max features a better storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A40 features a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 16 Pro Max. IPhone 16 Pro Max shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because it has a way more MP camera and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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