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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2022-04-07 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| 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 5.2 |
| 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 just a bit better than the Galaxy M53 5G, with a 79.6 score against 76.7. Galaxy A40 is a much older and just a bit thicker phone than the Galaxy M53 5G, but Samsung made it way lighter anyway. These phones have Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version while Galaxy M53 5G has Android 12.
Galaxy A40 has a much better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy A40 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better number of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy M53 5G features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting photos and videos in poorly lited situations and a way tinier back-facing camera sensor taking much worse quality videos and photos, it also counts with a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
Galaxy A40 features a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M53 5G counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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