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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-11-01 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 208.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the OnePlus 6T's overall score of 72.9. Samsung Galaxy A40's body is just a little bit thinner and extremely lighter than OnePlus 6T, even when both were released only a couple of months apart. OnePlus 6T counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 6T also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A40 and OnePlus 6T count with extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A40 has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel amount per inch in the screen. The OnePlus 6T counts with a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
OnePlus 6T counts with superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity. OnePlus 6T shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a back camera with a 16 megapixels resolution and a same size aperture, the OnePlus 6T also has a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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