Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Apple iPhone 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A13

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced March 2019 October 2020 March 2022
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - March 2022
Price - Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, White, Peach, 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)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
165.1 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.5 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 164 g (5.78 oz) 195 g (6.88 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 Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 LTE
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)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 14 Android 12
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz & 4x2.0 GHz), Exynos 850
GPU Mali-G71 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G52
RAM 4 GB N/A 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

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
FHD+ TFT LCD Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.9 inches 6.1 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2408 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 87.25% 83.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED 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)
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
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]
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [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, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
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 Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB, 6 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3100 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 17 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time - - -