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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-02-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 437 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 has an overall score of 79.6, which is slightly better than HTC U Ultra's 77 global score. Galaxy A40's design has the same thickness than HTC U Ultra, but it's lighter. HTC U Ultra counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
HTC U Ultra's processor is very similar to the Galaxy A40 one, and although the HTC U Ultra has less CPU cores (but faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount. The HTC U Ultra features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the HTC U Ultra also has an external memory slot that holds up to 1,95 TB.
HTC U Ultra has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a way lower 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution and a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors. Galaxy A40 features just a bit better battery performance than HTC U Ultra, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery capacity.
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