Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Apple iPhone 11 vs Apple iPhone 12 mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced March 2019 September 2019 October 2020
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - September 2019 Coming Soon - November 2020
Price - Rs. 64,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm
(5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
Weight - 194 g (6.84 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 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) 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) 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 - A2172
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 13 iOS 14
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A13 Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 4GB N/A
Internal Memory 64 GB 256GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone, Wide color gamut
Super Retina XDR OLED
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.9 inches 6.1 inches 5.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (477 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 79.83% 84.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone 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/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, Ultrawide, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 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 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 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, 26mm (wide), f/2.0, 1.25µm, 1080p@30fps
HDR
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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps 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, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
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 3110 mAh -
Stand by - - Up to 15 h (multimedia)
Talk Time - Up to 20 h (3G) -