Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.88 |
| 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
The iPhone 7 Plus is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, having a global score of 83.8 against 79.6. The iPhone 7 Plus construction is just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A40, although it is notably heavier and was released many years before. IPhone 7 Plus has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A40, although it has a bit lower pixel density, a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus features just a little better performance than Galaxy A40, although it has 4 less cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM. Apple iPhone 7 Plus captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a way worse 12 MP resolution camera in the back, a tinier camera aperture and a smaller back-facing camera sensor which offers a worse image and video quality, it also counts with a much better video quality.
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has a quite bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A40 features just a bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 7 percent bigger battery capacity.
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