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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A40
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Samsung Galaxy S10+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S10+
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Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Mobile Phone
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4.5 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 9.0Android 9.0 PieAndroid 10Android 10
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz2.73 GHz2.73 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung ExynosSamsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 990
RAM memory4 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 8 GB
12 GB12 GB

Display

Screen size5.9 in6.4 in6.2 in6.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
OLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px3040 x 1440 px3200 x 1440 px3200 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2XInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Pixel density439.0 ppi522.0 ppi563.0 ppi525.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0
N/A
HDR
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.2F/2.2F/1.8
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °120.0 °79.0 °
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/1.5 and f/2.4F/1.8F/2.0
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °76.0 °120.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
77.0 °79.0 °76.0 °
Optical zoom
N/A
2x3x3x
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/1.76"1/1.76"
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 Mpx
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.0

Front camera

Primary resolution25.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.9F/2.2F/2.2
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °76.0 °120.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °120.0 °79.0 °
Lens aperture (Second Camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
Ceramic white
  • Cosmic grey
  • Pink cloud
  • Black
  • Cloud blue
  • Cosmic black
  • Cosmic grey
Material
N/A
Ceramic
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.69 in6.2 in5.97 in6.37 in
Width2.72 in2.92 in2.72 in2.9 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.94 oz6.98 oz5.75 oz6.63 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano SIM
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0 LE5.05.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
N/A

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • LAA
  • 5G NR FR1
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LAA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • 5G NR FR1
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Battery capacity3100.0 mAh4100.0 mAh4000.0 mAh4500.0 mAh
Talk time18.0 h25.0 h20.0 h23.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesyes
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
  • WPC
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A

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