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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S5 Sport's 77.8 score. Galaxy A40 is a notably newer phone, and it's also somewhat thinner and lighter than the Galaxy S5 Sport. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version while Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a bit worse screen pixels density, a bit smaller screen and a little lower 1920 x 1080px resolution. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processor.
Galaxy S5 Sport shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot smaller camera aperture, and they both have a 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a lot better video resolution and a bigger sensor which offers a higher image and video quality.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A40 features a little longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
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