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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-06-10 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 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 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy A40 has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 general score. Galaxy A40 is a newer phone, and it's also notably thinner and lighter than Galaxy S7 Active. The Galaxy S7 Active counts with a better looking display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a better number of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a processing unit that's just as good as Galaxy S7 Active's CPU, and although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a larger number of cores , they both have a 4 GB RAM memory. Galaxy A40 has a camera that's just as good as Galaxy S7 Active's camera, and although the Galaxy A40 has a back camera with lot more mega pixels, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a F1.7 diafragm aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy S7 Active features better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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