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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 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 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, with a global score of 79.6 against 75.8. The Galaxy A40 design is notably newer, way lighter and a lot thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Galaxy S7 Active features a processing unit that is very similar to the Galaxy A40 one, and although the Galaxy S7 Active has less processing cores , they both have the same RAM amount. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active and Galaxy A40 feature quite similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a much less MP resolution camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A40 counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has more internal memory and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features longer battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 29 percent more battery size.
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