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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7, having a global score of 79.6 against 79.5. The Samsung Galaxy A40 construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy S7, but it's just a bit lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel amount per inch in the screen and a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A40 counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S7, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy S7 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A40, although it has 4 less cpu cores (but faster), they both have 4 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy A40 counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has a 3100mAh battery size. Galaxy S7 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a much worse 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger camera sensor providing a better image quality.
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