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LG K40 Mobile Phone
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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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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio P35Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.1 in5.8 in
Resolution1440 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLED
Technology
N/A
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density
N/A
576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
noyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
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
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.7F/1.7
Light sourceLED flashLED flash
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productNew Aurora Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.02 in5.61 in5.81 in
Width2.83 in2.74 in2.7 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.11 oz5.36 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE4.25.0
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
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
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time
N/A
27.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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