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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 9.0 PieAndroid 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung ExynosSamsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
RAM memory4 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G72 MP18

Display

Screen size5.9 in6.4 in5.1 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px3040 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density439.0 ppi522.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDR
N/A
yesnoyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/1.5 and f/2.4
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution25.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.9F/1.7F/1.7
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (Second Camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 1 TB
  • 128 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
200GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
Ceramic white
  • 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
Ceramic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.69 in6.2 in5.61 in5.81 in
Width2.72 in2.92 in2.74 in2.7 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.94 oz6.98 oz5.36 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0 LE4.25.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
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
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • LAA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
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
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity3100.0 mAh4100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time18.0 h25.0 h27.0 h22.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
288.0 h326.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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