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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Glacial green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 747.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 512 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A40 is a bit better than OnePlus 8 Pro, with a 79.6 score against 77.2. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy A40 is older than the OnePlus 8 Pro, it's body is notably lighter and just a bit thinner. OnePlus 8 Pro features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus 8 Pro features a sharper display than Galaxy A40, because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 3168px, a bigger display and a just a little greater pixels number in each inch in the display. Galaxy A40 counts with a greater storage capacity for games and applications than OnePlus 8 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The OnePlus 8 Pro has a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4510mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh. OnePlus 8 Pro captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and videos, a lot higher resolution back camera and a lot better video quality.
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