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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-01 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 just a bit better than Xperia XZ1 Compact's 74.6 overall score. The Galaxy A40 is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xperia XZ1 Compact. Galaxy A40 has just a bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a way better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a greater number of pixels per inch in the screen and a bigger screen.
Galaxy A40 features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy A40 has improved battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh. Xperia XZ1 Compact has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking images and/or video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a more megapixels back facing camera, a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a way better video resolution.
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