LG K40S vs Apple iPhone 16 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 22, 2019	Sep 09, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $799 | €949

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches 156.3 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm	5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Aurora black, Moroccan blue	Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 79.11% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2015 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.99 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	iOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3264
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7899
3D Mark High
Untested	4029
3D Mark Low
Untested	2397

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Battery

Type
3500 mAh	3561 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

16h 48min

Video

7h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

149

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
Other
	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
DTS:X Virtual Surround	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8688A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

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