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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-04-26 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A70's overall score of 76.9. These phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has newer 11 version while Galaxy A70 has Android 10, providing the user some additional features and some performance improvements. The Galaxy A40 design has the same thickness than Galaxy A70, but it is a lot lighter.
Galaxy A70 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A70 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A40 counts with just a bit better screen than Galaxy A70, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better quantity of pixels in each inch of display.
Galaxy A70 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A40, and although they both have an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A70 also has 64 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A40 takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A70. Both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality, a same size aperture and a same size sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy A70 counts with a superior battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3100mAh.
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