Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-06-01 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 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 (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 is a bit better than Galaxy C5, with a 79.6 score against 76.4. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version and Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Although the Galaxy A40 is somewhat thicker than Galaxy C5, it's just a bit lighter and way newer.
Galaxy A40 has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy C5. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy C5, because it has a bit bigger screen, a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 takes clearer videos and photos than Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same (Full HD) video quality and a 16 mega pixels back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A40 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A40 has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
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