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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, getting a overall score of 84.2 against 79.6. Although Apple iPhone XS and Samsung Galaxy A40 were released only 7 months apart, the Apple iPhone XS construction is a little bit thinner but also way heavier than Samsung Galaxy A40.
The iPhone XS counts with a better processor than Galaxy A40, because although it has lesser CPU cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPhone XS features a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a bit greater count of pixels in each inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A40 counts with better battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh.
Apple iPhone XS counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures or videos in low-light environments and a back camera with much less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger sensor capturing higher quality photos and videos.
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