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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 456 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| 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 just a bit better than the iPhone XS Max, with an 85 score against 84.5. Although Samsung Galaxy M40 is just a little thicker than iPhone XS Max, it's somewhat lighter and also newer. The Apple iPhone XS Max features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a quite bigger screen, a quite higher amount of pixels in each display inch and a slightly higher 1242 x 2688px resolution.
Apple iPhone XS Max features a superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has 2 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Galaxy M40 takes clearer pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier camera sensor which provides a lower image and video quality and lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a camera in the back with way more megapixels and a bigger aperture for better low light captures and video.
The Galaxy M40 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
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