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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2021-04-02 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 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 | 23.00mm 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 | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.65 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 is a little bit better than the OnePlus 9, having a 79.6 score against 76. Both of these devices use the same Android 11 OS. The Galaxy A40 design is way lighter and a bit thinner than the OnePlus 9, although it was released 2 years before. OnePlus 9 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 9 also has more RAM.
OnePlus 9 and Galaxy A40 count with incredibly similar displays, because although the OnePlus 9 has a quite lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit bigger screen. The OnePlus 9 features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and videos, it also counts with a way larger camera sensor which provides a much higher image and video quality, a much better video quality and a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy A40 has a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than OnePlus 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The OnePlus 9 counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 45% larger battery capacity.
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