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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-04-10 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.76 |
| 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
Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, with a 79.6 score against 78.1. Galaxy A40 is a somewhat lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, but both are 0.31inches thick. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A40, although it has a bit less pixels per display inch, a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller display.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a less megapixels back-facing camera, a tinier back-facing camera sensor which offers a lower photo and video quality and a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs or videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy A40 features a better memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 23% more battery size.
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