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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-11-19 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Clearly white and Just black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| 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/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3885mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.84 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 4a 5G is a little bit better than the Galaxy A40, with a global score of 87.5 against 79.6. Both of these phones come with the same Android 11 OS. Google Pixel 4a 5G's design is newer than the Galaxy A40's, although it's just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with a screen that's very similar to the screen in Galaxy A40, because although the Google Pixel 4a 5G has a little bit inferior amount of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a bit bigger screen.
Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 cores, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also has a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 4a 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 3885mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh. The Google Pixel 4a 5G features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a back camera with a much lower resolution, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution and a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures.
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