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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 15 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 4.94 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Immortalis-G715s MC10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored)'s global score of 75.7. Both phones we compare here come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version and Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) has Android 15 version.
The Galaxy A40 features a slightly better display than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater display pixels density. Galaxy A40 features a bigger storage to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A40 has a way better hardware performance than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Galaxy A40 counts with a much better battery performance than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored). Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) has a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because it has a lot more MP camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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