Apple iPhone XS vs Samsung Galaxy A40
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2018 | March 2019 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2018 | Coming Soon - April 2019 |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Silver, Gold | Black, White, Blue, Coral |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in) |
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 177 g (6.24 oz) | - |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM and e-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 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), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fingerprint Sensor |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.8 inches [Similar] | 5.9 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) | 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 81.01% | 86.97% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 12 | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Processor | |
| Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] | Mali-G71 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64/256/512 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] | 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Quad-LED dual-tone flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR |
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide) Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] | 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| 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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 3100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 20 h (3G) | - |