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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
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37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 9.0 PieAndroid 9.0 Pie
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung ExynosSamsung ExynosSamsung Exynos
RAM memory4 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB

Display

Screen size5.9 in6.4 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px3040 x 1440 px2280 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
Pixel density439.0 ppi522.0 ppi438.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
N/A
HDR
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.2F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/1.5 and f/2.4
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °77.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution25.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.9F/1.9
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °77.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °
N/A
Lens aperture (Second Camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 1 TB
  • 128 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
Ceramic white
  • Canary yellow
  • Prism black
  • Prism blue
  • Prism green
  • White prism
Material
N/A
Ceramic
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.69 in6.2 in5.6 in
Width2.72 in2.92 in2.75 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.94 oz6.98 oz5.29 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0 LE5.0 LE
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-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
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • LAA
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • 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
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Battery capacity3100.0 mAh4100.0 mAh3100.0 mAh
Talk time18.0 h25.0 h19.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare

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