Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-11-02 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.01 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 349.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a little bit better than HTC U11 life, getting a global score of 79.6 against 74.5. Samsung Galaxy A40's design is newer, a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than HTC U11 life. HTC U11 life counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Samsung Galaxy A40 and HTC U11 life have extremely similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a quite higher amount of pixels in each display inch and a little bigger display. HTC U11 life features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have a 16 MP camera in the back, the HTC U11 life also counts with a lot better video resolution.
The HTC U11 life features a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. Galaxy A40 features longer battery life than HTC U11 life, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
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