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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-05-18 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 5 | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the HTC U11's 77.6 general score. The Galaxy A40 body has the same thickness than HTC U11, but it is lighter. HTC U11 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A40. Both have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The HTC U11 features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Galaxy A40 features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than HTC U11, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A40 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a little better battery life than HTC U11, because it has a 3 percent more battery size.
HTC U11 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a much less megapixels resolution camera, and they both have a same size aperture, the HTC U11 also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a larger sensor providing a higher image quality.
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