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Samsung Galaxy A40

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Samsung Galaxy A40

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
Launch
Announced 2019, March 19 2023, February 01
Status Available. Released 2019, April Available. Released 2023, February 17
Body
Dimensions 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
3D size compare
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame
Display
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Size 5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.1 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~425 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11 Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
Chipset Exynos 7904 (14 nm) Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 740
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1 - 128GB only
UFS 4.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+ Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3900 mAh
Charging 15W wired 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     0.96 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM, SM-A405S SM-S911B, SM-S911B/DS, SM-S911U, SM-S911U1, SM-S911W, SM-S911N, SM-S9110, SM-S911E, SM-S911E/DS
Price About 260 EUR $ 274.59 / C$ 416.00 / £ 239.99 / € 362.53 / ₹ 47,999
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 106388 (v7)
GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 1231075 (v9)
GeekBench: 4950 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 110fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 548 nits max brightness (measured) 1198 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB -27.0 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB
Battery (new) Active use score 11:27h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 101h

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