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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel has a general score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40's score of 79.6. Even though the Google Pixel is better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, it must be noted that it is also a noticeably older, a bit thicker and a little heavier cellphone. The Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy A40 count with really similar displays, because although the Google Pixel has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixel density.
The Galaxy A40 features a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Pixel, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB. Google Pixel and Galaxy A40 both have similar processing units, and although the Google Pixel has 4 lesser cpu cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM.
Google Pixel shoots a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture and a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity instead of 2770mAh.
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