Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g)	4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
4.0-inch	5.9-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
60.82 %	85.73 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
2GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	64GB, available to use: 49.4 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh	3100 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)	25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A	Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg	Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Apr 10, 2019

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Internal storage	16GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 499

for Europe

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE Specs	Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone SE Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy A40 User Reviews