OnePlus 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences
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OnePlus 8 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | OnePlus 8 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A40 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, April 14 | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 165.3 x 74.4 x 8.5 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 2.93 in | 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in | |
| Weight | 199 g | 7.02 oz | 140 g | 4.94 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Glacial Green, Ultramarine Blue, Onyx Black | Black, White, Blue, Coral | |
| Battery | 4510 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 9 (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h |
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| Approximate price | 900 EUR | 220 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Fluid AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.78" in | 5.9" in | |
| Screen area | 111.7 cm2 | 85.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 90.8% | 85.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3168 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 0 PPI | 437 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -120Hz refresh rate |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 16 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.78, 25mm (wide), 1/1.43'', 1.12µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, (Color Filter Lens) |
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 119 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 126 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 103 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 25 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.45, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm | 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide) | |
| Functions | Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) | - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) | - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 650 | Mali-G71 MP2 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 592729 | 127724 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1140 | 274 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3113 | 849 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2896 | 854 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3128 | 822 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 892 | 263 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3255 | 960 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 28(700), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CN |
-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) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 30W, 50% in 23 min -Fast wireless charging 30W, 50% in 30 min -Reverse wireless charging 3W - IP68 dust/water resistant |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS |
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