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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| 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 Apple iPhone XR has a general score of 82, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. Even though Apple iPhone XR is a better cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A40, it must be told that it is also noticeably heavier and just a little bit thicker. IPhone XR features a screen that is very similar to the Galaxy A40 one, because although the iPhone XR has a lot lower pixel quantity per display inch and a lot worse resolution of 828 x 1792, it also counts with a bit larger display.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone XR, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. IPhone XR has a better performing processing unit than Galaxy A40, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XR counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a much lower resolution back-facing camera and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for taking images or video in low light environments, it also counts with a lot better video definition and a bigger back camera sensor.
The Galaxy A40 has just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a 5% bigger battery capacity.
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