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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2022-04-04 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.65 |
| 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 | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, with a 79.6 score against 78.7. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12. Even though the Galaxy A40 is a lot older than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's construction is somewhat thinner and way lighter.
The Galaxy A40 features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with a bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a much better performing processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light images and a smaller back camera sensor taking worse quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition and a camera with lot more megapixels.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a superior battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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