Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40

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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

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Samsung Galaxy A40 or Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
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Release date 2019, March 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.78 in
Weight 140 g | 4.94 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Violet, Blue, Gray
Battery 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3070 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 9 (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.9" in 5.97" in
Screen area 85.5 cm2 87.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.5% 84.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 437 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
-48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps
Front camera, selfie 25 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide) 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core 2.3 GHz
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 616
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 127724 223441
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 274 438
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 849 1308
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 854 966
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 822 849
GeekBench 5 Single Core 263 405
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 960 1451
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1870
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5825

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W

- Fast battery charging 18W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS

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