Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Apple iPhone 12
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| March 2019 | October 2020 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - April 2019 | Coming Soon - October 2020 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Blue, Coral | Black, White, Red, Green, Blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) |
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 |
| 5G Network | |
| - | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | Super Retina XDR OLED screen Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating HDR10 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M Colour |
| Size | |
| 5.9 inches [Similar] | 6.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) | 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 86.97% | 87.25% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 9.0 (Pie) | iOS 14 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] | Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G71 [Similar] | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | N/A |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar] | 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | Quad-LED dual tone Flash |
| Features | |
| 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide) Panorama, HDR |
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Lightning, USB 2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi fast wireless charging 15W |
| Capacity | |
| 3100 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 17 h (multimedia) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |