Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Panasonic P55 Novo Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A40
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Panasonic P55 Novo
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Samsung Galaxy A40 or Panasonic P55 Novo Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A40 | Panasonic P55 Novo | |
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Release date | 2019, March | 2016, November | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in | 147.9 x 73.8 x 8.2 mm | 5.82 x 5.82 x 2.91 in | |
Weight | 140 g | 4.94 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | ||
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, White, Blue, Coral | Champagne Gold, Smoke Grey/Midnight Blue | |
Battery | 3100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2500 mAh, 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 | 100 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 5.9" in | 5.5" in | |
Screen area | 85.5 cm2 | 83.4 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 85.5% | 76.4% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 437 PPI | 267 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) |
-13 MP, AF | |
Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Tripple-LED flash | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
Front camera, selfie | 25 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide) | 5 MP | |
Functions | LED flash | ||
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | |
Chipset | - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) | ||
CPU | - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core 1.3 GHz | |
GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 | ||
External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
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 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 960 | ||
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 465 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 2212 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM | |
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 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300) |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE | |
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
NFC | Yes | ||
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.0, A2DP | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio | FM radio, RDS | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, proximity , Infrared port | |
Other extras |
- 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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