Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy A23 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40

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Samsung Galaxy A23

Samsung Galaxy A23

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Samsung Galaxy A40 or Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A40 Samsung Galaxy A23
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Release date 2019, March 2022, March 04
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm | 6.48 x 6.48 x 3.03 in
Weight 140 g | 4.94 oz 195 g | 6.88 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, White, Peach, Blue
Battery 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 9 (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.9" in 6.6" in
Screen area 85.5 cm2 104.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.5% 83.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2408 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 437 PPI 400 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 90Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 50 MP, Quad
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
-5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 25 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide) 8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 12, One UI
Chipset - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 610
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 240034
Antutu 8 Total 127724
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 274
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 849
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 854
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 822
GeekBench 5 Single Core 263 369
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 960 1511

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / 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 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.48 W/kg (head)
SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Fast charging 25W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS

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