Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-05-21 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.21 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Mirror gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 319.00 | -- |
| 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 855 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.88 | 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 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
Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is much better than OnePlus 7's 71.6 overall score. Both of these phones work with the same Android 11 OS (Operating System). The Galaxy A40 is a a little bit thinner and much lighter phone than the OnePlus 7, although both were released with only a couple months difference.
OnePlus 7 and Galaxy A40 both count with extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A40 has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels amount in each screen inch. OnePlus 7 counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus 7 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A40 has a greater storage to install applications and games than OnePlus 7, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The OnePlus 7 features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 19 percent bigger battery size.
The OnePlus 7 takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the OnePlus 7 also has a back camera with a way better resolution, a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a much larger sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality.
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