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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 10.23 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is a bit better than the iPhone 11's general score of 83.3. Even when the Galaxy M40 and the iPhone 11 were released with only a few months difference, the Galaxy M40 is just a little thinner and lighter. The Galaxy M40 counts with Android 10 OS, and iPhone 11 has iOS 15.x OS.
IPhone 11 has a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone 11 features a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a quite lower pixel density and a lot worse 828 x 1792 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 11, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M40 counts with just a little better battery duration than iPhone 11, because it has a 13% more battery size.
Galaxy M40 has a bit better camera than iPhone 11, because although it has slower video frame rates and a smaller camera sensor capturing lower quality pictures, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better photos in poorly lited environments and a way better 32 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
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