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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.85 x 3.49 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.44 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black and Gold |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 295.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full 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 (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 7.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Max 2's 77.5 score. Galaxy A40 is a newer and incredibly lighter phone than the Xiaomi Mi Max 2, although it's also just a little thicker. Xiaomi Mi Max 2 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A40. Both have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A40 has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 has a little bit better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A40, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 384 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 71 percent more battery size. Xiaomi Mi Max 2 takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot smaller camera aperture, a smaller back camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and pictures and a lot less megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher video quality.
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