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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-29 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.40 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Diamond gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 400.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 just a bit better than the TCL 10 5G UW, having a overall score of 79.6 against 73.5. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A40 is older than TCL 10 5G UW, it's design is lighter and somewhat thinner. Both phones we are comparing here have Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has a newer 11 version while TCL 10 5G UW has Android 10 version.
TCL 10 5G UW features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the TCL 10 5G UW also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A40 features a bit sharper screen than TCL 10 5G UW, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Galaxy A40 also counts with a just a little higher display pixel density.
TCL 10 5G UW features a bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The TCL 10 5G UW counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
TCL 10 5G UW has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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