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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 89.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-02-03 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Prism black, Prism blue and Prism white |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 279.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.99 |
| 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer 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
Galaxy S10 Lite is much better than Samsung Galaxy A40, getting an 89.7 score against 79.6. Even though the Galaxy S10 Lite is newer than Samsung Galaxy A40, it's extremely heavier and just a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A40 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy S10 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a bit higher pixel density. The Galaxy S10 Lite features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A40, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S10 Lite features a much better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much larger camera sensor taking way better quality photographs and videos, a camera in the back with much more mega pixels and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy S10 Lite features a superior battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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