Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40

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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Samsung Galaxy A40
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Release date 2022, March 17 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm | 6.28 x 6.28 x 2.94 in 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in
Weight 189 g | 6.67 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Peach Black, White, Blue, Coral
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life 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 6.5" in 5.9" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 85.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.4% 85.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 405 PPI 437 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 120Hz
-800 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Quad 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 105
DxOMark Photo 111
DxOMark Video 93
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, One UI 4.1 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 1280 (5 nm) - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G68 Mali-G71 MP2
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 442531
Antutu 10 CPU 137367
Antutu 10 GPU 104515
Antutu 10 Mem 83420
Antutu 10 UX 137367
Antutu 9 Total 414785
Antutu 8 Total 127724
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 853 274
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1911 849
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2294 854
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2302 822
GeekBench 5 Single Core 691 263
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1789 960

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536U
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536V
-5G - 2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536U
2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536V
-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, 5G 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head) 1.60 W/kg (body)

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, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 25W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A405F/DS, SM-A405FN/DS (Global), SM-A405FM/DS

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