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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 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 |
| 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.64 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M40 is a bit better than the Apple iPhone XS, getting an 85 score against 84.2. The Samsung Galaxy M40 body is newer and just a bit lighter, but also a little thicker than the Apple iPhone XS. The iPhone XS features a little sharper display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a quite higher screen density.
Galaxy M40 features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The iPhone XS features a quite better performance than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy M40 features a slightly better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has a tinier sensor and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better images and video in low-light environments and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with better battery life than iPhone XS, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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