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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 437 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 (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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 has an overall score of 79.6, which is slightly better than HTC U11's 77.6 overall score. The Galaxy A40 design has the same thickness than the HTC U11, but it's somewhat lighter. The HTC U11 features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM amount.
The HTC U11 features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher pixels density and a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. HTC U11 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a way less megapixels back facing camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the HTC U11 also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
The Galaxy A40 features a greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than HTC U11, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy A40 counts with a bit longer battery performance than HTC U11, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery size.
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