Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy M21
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2019 | 2020, March 18 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - April 2019 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 23 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Blue, Coral | Midnight Blue, Raven Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) |
159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm (6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- Fingerprint Sensor |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 3 420 nits max brightness (advertised) |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.9 inches [Similar] | 6.4 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) | 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 86.97% | 84.07% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 10.0 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 2.0 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G71 [Similar] | Mali-G72 MP3 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar] | 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide) Panorama, HDR |
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | |
| 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0μm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | FM radio, RDS, recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A |
| Bluetooth | |
| 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W |
| Capacity | |
| 3100 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |