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Samsung Galaxy A40

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A315F
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A315G
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - SM-A315F
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - SM-A315G
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2019, March 19 2020, March 24
Status Available. Released 2019, April Available. Released 2020, April 27
Body
Dimensions 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm (6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11 Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Exynos 7904 (14 nm) Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 ANT+ Virtual proximity sensing
Battery
Type Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     0.49 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM, SM-A405S SM-A315F, SM-A315F/DS, SM-A315G/DS, SM-A315G, SM-A315N
Price About 260 EUR $ 191.75 / £ 139.99 / € 171.83 / ₹ 12,004
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 106388 (v7)
GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 151815 (v8)
GeekBench: 5096 (v4.4), 1216 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: infinite Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB -30.9 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 124h

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