Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy A40

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2015 September 2018 March 2019
Status Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 194 g (6.84 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
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
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 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
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), 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)
SAR US 1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 iOS 12 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G71
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 64/128/256 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 6.1 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.45% 79.83% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash Real-tone Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1715 mAh - 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 25 h (3G) -