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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-02 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.43 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Forest Green, Morning Mist and Stellar Black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 890.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 3216 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 526 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 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 |
| Adreno 660 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 |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 Galaxy A40 is a bit better than the OnePlus 9 Pro, getting a 79.6 score against 76.6. Although Galaxy A40 is older than OnePlus 9 Pro, it's design is a bit thinner and lighter. Both phones in this review come with the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect.
The OnePlus 9 Pro features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The OnePlus 9 Pro has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A40, because it has a better 1440 x 3216 resolution, a just a little greater pixels density and a quite bigger display.
The OnePlus 9 Pro shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality, a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than OnePlus 9 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The OnePlus 9 Pro counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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