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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-03-11 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7, having a score of 79.6 against 79.5. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a a bit lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy S7, but they are equally thin. Samsung Galaxy S7 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A40, although it has lesser cpu cores , they both have a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a better pixels density. The Galaxy S7 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a way less megapixels back camera, and they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
The Galaxy A40 features a way bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A40 features a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 3% greater battery capacity.
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