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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 8.0Android 9.0 PieAndroid 4.3
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 9610Samsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
RAM memory4 GB4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size5.9 in6.4 in5.8 in4.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px2280 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density439.0 ppi408.0 ppi438.0 ppi306.0 ppi
HDR
N/A
N/A
yesno
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.0F/1.9
N/A
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
77.0 °
N/A

Storage

Internal storage64 GB128 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • Canary yellow
  • Prism black
  • Prism blue
  • Prism green
  • White prism
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
N/A
3D glass
N/A
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.69 in6.24 in5.6 in5.38 in
Width2.72 in2.94 in2.75 in2.78 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.31 in0.34 in
Weight4.94 oz5.86 oz5.29 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0 LE5.0 LE4.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • LAA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery capacity3100.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Talk time18.0 h23.0 h19.0 h22.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
N/A
830.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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