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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 92.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.66 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| 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
The iPhone 12 Pro is much better than the Galaxy A40, with a score of 92.8 against 79.6. The iPhone 12 Pro body is newer and a little bit thinner, but also heavier than the Galaxy A40. IPhone 12 Pro has iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 OS. IPhone 12 Pro counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a quite bigger display, a little higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a bit higher count of pixels in each inch of screen.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro features a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a 64-bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The iPhone 12 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a much less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way better video quality and a larger aperture for better captures in poorly lited situations. The Galaxy A40 has just a bit longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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