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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 129.00 |
| 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 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Google Pixel 2 has a score of 81.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. Google Pixel 2 is a a little bit heavier phone than the Galaxy A40, but both are equally thin. Google Pixel 2 features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A40. Both have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
Google Pixel 2 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels in each screen inch. Google Pixel 2 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a back facing camera with a much lower 12.2 megapixels resolution and a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
Galaxy A40 has more storage for games and applications than Google Pixel 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with improved battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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