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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 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/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A40 has a score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a lighter phone than the OnePlus 8 UW, but both are 0.31inches thick. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a more recent 11 version and OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version, so it provides some nice extra features and a performance increase.
OnePlus 8 UW features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a greater amount of RAM. OnePlus 8 UW counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bit bigger display.
The Galaxy A40 has more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The OnePlus 8 UW features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 39 percent more battery size.
OnePlus 8 UW shoots way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot larger sensor taking much higher quality photographs, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a back camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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