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

Apple iPhone 6s Plus
apple iphone 6s plus
Samsung Galaxy A40
samsung galaxy a40
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2015 March 2019
Status Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) -
SIM Type - 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR US 1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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- W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge 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 (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, 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 v2.0, reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2915 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (3G) -