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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-04 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 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 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 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 Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than OnePlus Nord, having a global score of 79.6 against 74.2. The Galaxy A40 construction is a little bit thinner and notably lighter than the OnePlus Nord, despite of the fact that it was released about a year before. These phones come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has newer 11 version while OnePlus Nord has Android 10 version, providing a lot of extra features.
The OnePlus Nord features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus Nord also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with just a bit better screen than OnePlus Nord, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each screen inch.
The OnePlus Nord features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light captures, it also counts with a lot more megapixels back-facing camera, a lot larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and photos and a lot better video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has more storage to store more apps and games than OnePlus Nord, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. OnePlus Nord features better battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4115mAh battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
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