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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-04-10 | -- |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 4.94 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 a score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored)'s 78.7 general score. Both devices in this comparison work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version while Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has Android 14 version. The Galaxy A40 counts with a much faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy A40 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy A40 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) features a much better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh. The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way larger sensor taking way higher quality photos and videos, a way higher (4K) video definition and a way better 50 mega pixels resolution camera.
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