Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 437 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 is slightly better than HTC One M9, having a 79.6 score against 77.7. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has the newer 11 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version, giving a couple additional features and performance tweaks. The Galaxy A40 construction is notably newer, thinner and somewhat lighter than the HTC One M9.
The HTC One M9 features a quite better processing power than Galaxy A40, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor. The HTC One M9 counts with a much better display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
HTC One M9 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a way smaller camera aperture which is not so good for taking photographs in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a camera in the back with a higher 20 mega-pixels resolution, a larger back camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A40 has a bit better battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 9% greater battery size.
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