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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 9.0 PieAndroid 5.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung ExynosSamsung ExynosSamsung Exynos Octa 7420
RAM memory4 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 8 GB
3 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T760

Display

Screen size5.9 in6.4 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px3040 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density439.0 ppi522.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
HDR
N/A
yesno
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
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 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution25.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.9
N/A
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
45.0 °
N/A
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
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
no
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
Ceramic white
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
N/A
CeramicAluminum
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.69 in6.2 in5.59 in
Width2.72 in2.92 in2.76 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight4.94 oz6.98 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0 LE4.1
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHL

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
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • 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
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
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Battery capacity3100.0 mAh4100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time18.0 h25.0 h18.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • PMA
  • QI
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
N/A
302.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes

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