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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-01-05 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.87 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gray and Red | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than LG G Flex 2's 75.2 global score. Galaxy A40 is a noticeably newer phone, and it's also thinner and just a little bit lighter than LG G Flex 2. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has 11 version and LG G Flex 2 has Android 5.0 version, giving you some nice extra features and some performance improvements.
LG G Flex 2 features a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a little bit worse pixels number in each screen inch, a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a quite smaller display. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG G Flex 2, because it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
The LG G Flex 2 counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the LG G Flex 2 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit CPU. The Samsung Galaxy A40 captures much better videos and photos than LG G Flex 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has just a bit longer battery performance than LG G Flex 2, because it has a 3100mAh battery size.
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