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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-09 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
IPhone 6s Plus has a score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. The iPhone 6s Plus is a much older and noticeably heavier cellphone than the Galaxy A40, but Apple managed to build it just a bit thinner anyway. The iPhone 6s Plus works with iOS 9.x operating system, while Galaxy A40 comes with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A40, although it has a bit smaller display, a little bit lower screen pixel density and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. IPhone 6s Plus features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy A40, because although it has 6 less cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller sensor which offers a lower image and video quality, a much less mega pixels camera in the back and a lot tinier aperture which is not good for taking images in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Galaxy A40 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little better battery lifetime than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 13% more battery size.
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