Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S10e

Samsung Galaxy S10e

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Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy A40

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Samsung Galaxy S10e or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S10e Samsung Galaxy A40
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Release date 2019, February 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.75 in 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in
Weight 150 g | 5.29 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink Black, White, Blue, Coral
Battery 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 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 Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 5.9" in
Screen area 82.8 cm2 85.5 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.3% 85.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 438 PPI 437 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - HDR10+
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
- Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - 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
- Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
Mali-G71 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 409277 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 742 263
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2027 960
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4253
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 9787
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7336

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-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 (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 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/ax, 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, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
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, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos/AKG sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- 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)

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

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