Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 7A

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Samsung Galaxy A40

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Xiaomi Redmi 7A or Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 7A Samsung Galaxy A40
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Release date 2019, May 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.3 x 70.4 x 9.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.77 in 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Matte Black, Morning blue, Matte Blue, Matte Gold Black, White, Blue, Coral
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 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 IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.45" in 5.9" in
Screen area 76.7 cm2 85.5 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.4% 85.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 295 PPI 437 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, PDAF - China
-12 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF - India
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, PDAF - China 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
Functions LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.2.7 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53) - Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-G71 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2/3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 90664 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 189 263
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 593 960

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
-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, LTE-A 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 b/g/n, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM Radio, built-in antenna FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 10W - China only
- Splash resistant

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- For India and China

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

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