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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2024-01-08 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Asus ROG Phone 8's 79.5 global score. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version while Asus ROG Phone 8 has Android 14 version. Samsung Galaxy A40 is an extremely older device than Asus ROG Phone 8, but it's thinner and lighter anyway.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a just a bit lower pixel number in each inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a bigger display. The Asus ROG Phone 8 has a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy A40 features a lot better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Asus ROG Phone 8 features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity. Asus ROG Phone 8 has a lot better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography, it also counts with a lot better video quality, a way better 50 MP resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and pictures.
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