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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| 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 A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.17 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 8 Plus is a little bit better than the Galaxy A40, having an 87.1 score against 79.6. IPhone 8 Plus is an older and way heavier phone than Galaxy A40, but Apple managed to build it a bit thinner anyway. Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution, a quite smaller screen and a quite worse screen density.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy A40 has greater battery performance than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2691mAh. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures, a smaller back-facing camera sensor which provides a lower photo and video quality and a back facing camera with a much worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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