Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-18 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.34 x 2.93 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Frosted silver and Glacier blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 248.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 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 is much better than the OnePlus 7T, getting a general score of 79.6 against 72.2. Both of these devices work with the same Android 11 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that. Even when the Galaxy A40 and the OnePlus 7T were only released with a couple of months difference, the Galaxy A40 is notably lighter and just a little thinner.
OnePlus 7T and Samsung Galaxy A40 feature really similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little bit smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels per display inch. Galaxy A40 features a better memory capacity for games and applications than OnePlus 7T, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
The OnePlus 7T has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus 7T also has more RAM memory. OnePlus 7T counts with better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 23 percent bigger battery size. OnePlus 7T takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a way larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger camera aperture for better low-light images.
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