Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-01 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, 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 slightly better than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 general score. The Galaxy A40 body is extremely newer and extremely lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, although it's a little thicker. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy A40 counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a quite bigger display, a little bit higher screen density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same resolution back camera and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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