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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 is a little bit better than the Galaxy S5 Sport, having a overall score of 79.6 against 77.8. The Galaxy A40 construction is way newer, thinner and lighter than the Galaxy S5 Sport. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A40 has older 11 version while Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2 version.
Galaxy S5 Sport has a brighter display than Galaxy A40, although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of display, a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Galaxy S5 Sport has a little faster processor than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less cpu cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Galaxy S5 Sport takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a much tinier aperture, and they both have a camera in the back with a 16 mega-pixels, the Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way higher video definition.
Galaxy A40 features a very superior memory for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A40 has just a little better battery performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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