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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), with a score of 79.6 against 72.5. The Samsung Galaxy A40 construction is newer, a little bit thinner and way lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018). Galaxy A40 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A40 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A40 counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a lot better 1080 x 2340px resolution, a lot higher pixels count per inch in the screen and a little bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a back facing camera with a better resolution and a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and more internal storage. The Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
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