Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 11 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40, with a global score of 83.3 against 79.6. Even being the best cellphone we are comparing, it must be told that it is also a little thicker and notably heavier. The iPhone 11 comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 OS. Samsung Galaxy A40 and iPhone 11 count with quite similar screens, because although the iPhone 11 has a lot less pixels per inch in the screen and a way worse 828 x 1792 resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
Galaxy A40 features a superior memory to install games and applications than iPhone 11, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The iPhone 11 features a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A40, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 11 also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPhone 11 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor which gives a better image and video quality and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Apple iPhone 11's battery lifetime is very similar to the Galaxy A40 one, although the Apple iPhone 11 also has a 0% more battery capacity.
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