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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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 slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A15's overall score of 73.5. The Samsung Galaxy A40 body is a lot lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A15. Both phones in this review use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A15 has Android 14.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy A15, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores. Galaxy A15 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a just a little worse display pixels density, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Galaxy A15 also counts with a quite larger display.
Galaxy A40's camera is very similar to the camera in Galaxy A15, because although the Galaxy A40 has a back facing camera with way less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low light captures. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A15, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A15 counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3100mAh.
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