Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.22 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 |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 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
IPhone 8 is a bit better than the Galaxy A40, having an 85 score against 79.6. Even though the iPhone 8 is older and a bit heavier than the Galaxy A40, it's body is still just a bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a screen that's very similar to the display in iPhone 8, although the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a bigger screen and a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen.
IPhone 8 has a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has lesser processing cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 8 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less MP, a tinier camera aperture which is worse for capturing pictures and/or video in low light situations and a tinier sensor taking worse quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition.
IPhone 8 features a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a much longer battery life than iPhone 8, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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