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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2023-05-09 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.34 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SM7475-AB (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 725 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 is slightly better than Xiaomi Poco F5, with a 79.6 score against 78.2. Galaxy A40 is a incredibly lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Poco F5, but they are equally thin. Both devices in this review have Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version while Xiaomi Poco F5 has Android 13 version.
Galaxy A40 features a much greater performance than Xiaomi Poco F5, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi Poco F5 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a just a bit inferior pixel amount in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Xiaomi Poco F5 has a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography, it also counts with a way more MP camera in the back. The Xiaomi Poco F5 counts with more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
Xiaomi Poco F5 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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