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Samsung Galaxy A Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A
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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A50 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S10+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S10+
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4.1 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
10 %
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3.7 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 9.0Android 8.0Android 9.0 Pie
CPU clock speed0.72 GHz1.8 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory384 MB4 GB4 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 8 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 9610Samsung Exynos

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.9 in6.4 in6.4 in
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px2340 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px3040 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi439.0 ppi408.0 ppi522.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2F/2.2F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
123.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2F/1.5 and f/2.4
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °77.0 °
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
45.0 °
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x

Dimensions

Height4.7 in5.69 in6.24 in6.2 in
Width2.36 in2.72 in2.94 in2.92 in
Depth0.49 in0.31 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight4.52 oz4.94 oz5.86 oz6.98 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR5.0 LE5.0 LE5.0 LE
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
yesyesyes
Sim card size
N/A
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano SIM
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • LAA
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh3100.0 mAh4000.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
Talk time13.0 h18.0 h23.0 h25.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare

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