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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 84.2 |
| 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 | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 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 | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.72 |
| 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 Plus has a general score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. The iPhone 6s Plus has iOS 9.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with Android 11 OS. The iPhone 6s Plus design is a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it is notably heavier and was released many years before.
The iPhone 6s Plus features a better screen than Galaxy A40, although it has a little smaller display, a little bit less pixels per inch in the display and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has 2 GB less RAM and less cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics processing unit. Galaxy A40 features just a bit longer battery duration than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
IPhone 6s Plus counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a much smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light images and video, a smaller back-facing camera sensor which provides a lower photo and video quality and a lot less mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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