Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-11-03 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
IPhone X is better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, with a global score of 88.1 against 79.6. Although the iPhone X is older and somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy A40, it's construction is still just a bit thinner. IPhone X counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution and a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Apple iPhone X counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. IPhone X features a better processing power than Galaxy A40, because although it has lesser RAM memory and 2 lesser cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
IPhone X captures slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a way less mega pixels back facing camera, a tinier aperture and a smaller sensor providing a lower image quality, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy A40 counts with a little better battery life than iPhone X, because it has a 14% more battery size.
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