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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 | |
| 6.3 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 16 Pro's 74.7 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro has iOS operating system. Galaxy A40 counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPhone 16 Pro, although it has a little bit smaller screen.
The Apple iPhone 16 Pro has a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a much better performing processor than iPhone 16 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster).
Apple iPhone 16 Pro captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality and a camera with way more mega pixels. The Galaxy A40 features a superior battery life than iPhone 16 Pro.
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