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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-20 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Google Pixel is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40, with an 80.2 score against 79.6. Despite being the best cellphone we compare here, the Google Pixel is a older, a little heavier and a little thicker cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A40. The Google Pixel and the Galaxy A40 feature incredibly similar processing units, and although the Galaxy A40 has a larger number of cores (but slower), they both have 4 GB of RAM.
The Google Pixel and the Samsung Galaxy A40 both count with extremely similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little lower pixel density, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution. Galaxy A40 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A40 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Google Pixel, because it has a 3100mAh battery size instead of 2770mAh. The Google Pixel counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture and a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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