Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A40
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Release date 2017, January 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Black, White, Blue, Coral
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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 5.2" in 5.9" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 85.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 85.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 437 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-G71 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103094 127724
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164 274
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782 849
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 854
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 822
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143 263
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926 960
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS

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