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Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

    2.72 in
    5.69 in
    Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
    Samsung Galaxy A40
      2.7 in
      5.81 in
      Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S9
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      Editiorial reviews
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      4 editorial reviews
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      4.2 out of 5
      10 user ratings
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      User rating
      37
      4.1 out of 5
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      5 stars
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 8.0
      CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelSamsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
      RAM memory4 GB4 GB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Screen size5.9 in5.8 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution2340 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
      TechnologySuper AMOLED
      • AMOLED
      • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
      Pixel density439.0 ppi570.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomatic
      • Automatic
      • Manual

      Front camera

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Primary resolution25.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomatic
      • Automatic
      • Manual
      Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.7

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Internal storage64 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB

      Design

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Coral
      • White
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Coral blue
      • Grey
      • Midnight black
      • Pink
      • Polaris blue
      • Purple
      • Sunrise gold

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Height5.69 in5.81 in
      Width2.72 in2.7 in
      Depth0.31 in0.33 in
      Weight4.94 oz5.75 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card size
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      		Nano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C

      Cellular

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Data transmission
      • GPRS
      • EDGE
      • HSDPA
      • HSUPA
      • HSPA+
      • FDD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      Navigation system
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      • Galileo
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      GSM frequencies
      • 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
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz

      Battery

      Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Battery capacity3100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Talk time18.0 h22.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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