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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-24 | 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 |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| 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 A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 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-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 SE (2020) has a global score of 81.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. IPhone SE (2020) is a newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A40, but it is also just a little heavier. The iPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) and the Samsung Galaxy A40 count with similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a bigger screen, a much better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a better pixel count in each screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
IPhone SE (2020) has a quite better processing power than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and less cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The iPhone SE (2020) captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures in low-light situations, a camera in the back with much less megapixels and a tinier sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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