Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-10-26 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.02 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2670 x 1200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 3000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.76 inches (1/1.31") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.76 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4610mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | 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
Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi 14's 79.4 global score. Both phones we compare here use Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version while Xiaomi 14 has Android 14 version. Even though Galaxy A40 is incredibly older than the Xiaomi 14, it's body is incredibly lighter and a little thinner.
The Galaxy A40 features a much better performing processing unit than Xiaomi 14, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xiaomi 14 counts with a way better looking display than Galaxy A40, because it has a little bit higher 1200 x 2670 resolution, a quite greater pixels quantity per screen inch and a little bigger screen.
Xiaomi 14 counts with a greater memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Xiaomi 14 has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a lot bigger sensor taking much better quality videos and pictures, a bigger aperture for better images and video in low-light environments, a back camera with a way better 50 mega pixels resolution and a lot better video resolution.
The Xiaomi 14 features a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4610mAh of battery capacity.
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