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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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4.5 out of 5
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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 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio P35Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
RAM memory2 GB4 GB2 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 405

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.1 in5.0 in
Resolution1440 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDLCD
Technology
N/A
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density
N/A
576.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceLED flashLED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of productNew Aurora Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
Material
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Magnesium
Water resistant
N/A
yesno
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.02 in5.61 in5.48 in
Width2.83 in2.74 in2.73 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.11 oz5.36 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE4.24.1
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
288.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
27.0 h
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
yesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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