Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Apple iPhone 12

Price Comparison (India)

-	Rs. 59,900 Rs. 50,900

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)

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

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

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]

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

Internal
64 GB, 4 GB RAM	64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

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
-	-