Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2021-09-01 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Awesome Black, Awesome Mint, Awesome Violet and Awesome White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Galaxy A52s is much better than Galaxy A40, getting a score of 91.1 against 79.6. The Galaxy A52s construction is noticeably newer, but just a bit thicker and way heavier than the Galaxy A40. Both phones in this comparison review have the same Android 11 operating system, so they should offer the same OS features.
Galaxy A40 has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A52s, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a bit greater number of pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy A52s has a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy A52s has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A52s also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A52s takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting images or videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot higher 64 MP resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger sensor taking way better quality photos and videos.
Galaxy A52s has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 45 percent larger battery size.
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