Apple iPhone 11 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro
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Samsung Galaxy A40
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 11 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A40 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, September | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 144 x 71.4 x 8.1 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.81 in | 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 140 g | 4.94 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green (matte colors) | Black, White, Blue, Coral | |
| Battery | 3046 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 18 h Music play - Up to 65 h |
Talking time - Up to 9 (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h |
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| Approximate price | 1150 EUR | 220 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | XDR OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 5.9" in | |
| Screen area | 84.4 cm2 | 85.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.1% | 85.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1125 x 2436 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 437 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - Super Retina -800 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 16 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) |
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) |
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| 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 | 117 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 124 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 102 | ||
| 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 | 92 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 93 | ||
| 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, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 913466 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 238175 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 329065 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 161187 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 238175 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 525543 | 127724 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1704 | 274 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3730 | 849 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 854 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 822 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 13541 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1336 | 263 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3348 | 960 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 5475 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 13775 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card | 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) - A2215 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) - A2160 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) - A2217 |
-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) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 1.6 Gbps DL, 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 - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 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 4m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) -Stylus support |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: -A2215 (Global market) -A2160 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) -A2217 (China, Hong Kong) |
- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS |
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