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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.5 |
| 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 | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 SM8475 (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 | 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 | 5160mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.88 |
| 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
The Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro's 79.5 global score. Both phones we are comparing here use Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro has Android 13. The Galaxy A40 body is notably lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
Galaxy A40 counts with an extremely better processor than Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A40, because it has a quite bigger display, a better 1440 x 3200px resolution and a just a little higher display density.
Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro captures a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a back camera with a lot better resolution. The Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro has a bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro features a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 66% greater battery size.
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