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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 9.x |
| 2019-04-10 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 6s has a general score of 83, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. IPhone 6s has iOS 9.x OS, and Galaxy A40 counts with Android 11 OS. Despite of the fact the iPhone 6s is way older and a little bit heavier than Galaxy A40, it's construction is still just a bit thinner.
The iPhone 6s has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A40, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels, a lot lower amount of pixels per screen inch and a much smaller display. IPhone 6s has a better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit processor.
Apple iPhone 6s has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a back-facing camera with a way worse resolution, a lot tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and a smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality photos and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 6s, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a much better battery duration than iPhone 6s, because it has a 3100mAh battery size.
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