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LG K40 Mobile Phone
LG K40
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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LG K40 (Mobile Phone): 5 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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Notebookcheck.com reviews the LG K40, an affordable Android smartphone powered by a MediaTek Helio P22 SoC and up to 3 GB of RAM. The device comes with a single rear-facing camera, a fingerprint scanner and 32 GB of eMMC flash storage too. Read on to find out how this €169 (~US$193) MSRP handset performs in our tests.Read more
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4.3 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950MediaTek Helio P35
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP4
N/A
RAM memory6 GB4 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size6.1 in5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1080 x 2240 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density408.0 ppi401.0 ppi
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/1.7"
N/A
1/3"
Primary sensor resolution40.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.6
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)960.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.9F/2.0
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Primary sensor size1/1.7"
N/A
1/3"
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage128 GB64 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Midnight blue
  • Purple
  • Twilight
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
New Aurora Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
N/A
Water resistantyesno
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.1 in6.0 in6.02 in
Width2.91 in2.96 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in0.33 in
Weight6.35 oz5.71 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.0 LE
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time421.0 h440.0 h
N/A
Talk time22.0 h20.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A

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