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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-04-28 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 6, with a 79.6 score against 76.5. The Galaxy A40 is a newer and somewhat lighter device than the Xiaomi Mi 6, but it is a little thicker. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a little smaller screen, a little lower screen pixel density and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px. The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos in low light situations, a much less mega-pixels camera and a smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality photographs and videos, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy A40 features a bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 3350mAh of battery capacity.
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