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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-29 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7884 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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
The Galaxy A40 is a bit better than the Galaxy J7 Refine, having a 79.6 score against 72.7. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version and Galaxy J7 Refine has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy A40 is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and lighter than the Galaxy J7 Refine.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a better display than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a little bit bigger display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a way greater number of pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same video definition, a F1.7 aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A40 also has a more mega-pixels back camera and a bigger sensor. Galaxy A40 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has more internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine has just a little better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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