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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.17 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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 8 Plus is a bit better than the Galaxy A40, with an 87.1 score against 79.6. Despite of the fact Apple iPhone 8 Plus is older and way heavier than Galaxy A40, it's design is still a bit thinner. IPhone 8 Plus has a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone 8 Plus has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a little bit smaller display, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a just a bit inferior pixel number in each inch in the screen. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, a much less MP resolution back camera and a smaller camera sensor capturing lower quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A40 has improved battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity.
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