Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A40
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Samsung Galaxy A40 or Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A40 | Samsung Galaxy S10 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| 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 | 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.77 in | |
| Weight | 140 g | 4.94 oz | 157 g | 5.54 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White, Blue, Coral | Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink | |
| Battery | 3100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 9 (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h |
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| Approximate price | 220 EUR | 930 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.9" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 85.5 cm2 | 93.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 85.5% | 88.3% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1440 x 3040 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 437 PPI | 550 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 113 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 120 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 25 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide) | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) | - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China |
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| External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 574618 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 141488 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 195201 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 117500 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 141488 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 127724 | 411193 | |
| 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 | 689 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 960 | 2481 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4316 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9819 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7287 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps | |
| 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos/AKG sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 15W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS |
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