Apple iPhone 11 vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 11

Apple iPhone 11

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Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40

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Apple iPhone 11 or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 11 Samsung Galaxy A40
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Release date 2019, September 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in
Weight 194 g | 6.84 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White Black, White, Blue, Coral
Battery 3110 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h
Music play - Up to 65 h
Talking time - Up to 9 (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 5.9" in
Screen area 90.3 cm2 85.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 85.5%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 437 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Liquid Retina
-625 nits
-Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide)
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 119
DxOMark Photo 129
DxOMark Video 109
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 25 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
TOF 3D camera
25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 91
DxOMark Photo 92
DxOMark Video 90

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G71 MP2
External memory No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 793999
Antutu 10 CPU 187978
Antutu 10 GPU 284016
Antutu 10 Mem 142523
Antutu 10 UX 187978
Antutu 8 Total 507467 127724
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1678 274
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3513 849
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 854
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 822
GeekBench 6 Metal 13324
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1328 263
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3298 960
GeekBench 4 Single Core 5472
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 13769

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2221
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2111
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2223
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions:
-A2221 (Global market)
-A2111 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
-A2223 (China, Hong Kong)

- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS

Reviews and Opinions on Apple iPhone 11 and Samsung Galaxy A40

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Kenneth
2022-01-09 06:09:53
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The a40 is mostly good than iphone 11pro