Phone Comparison - Nothing Phone (1) vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Nothing Phone (1)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nothing Samsung
Announced 2022, July 12 March 2019
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 16 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 31,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm
(6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.81.0.18 oz) -
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Multiple LED lights on the back (notifications, charging progress, camera fill light)
Blinking red light on the back (video recording indicator)
IP53 - splash, water and dust resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface Nothing OS -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 642L [Similar] Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 64 GB
External Memory Unspecified microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 1B Colors 16M colors
Size 6.55 inches [Similar] 5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.75% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio Unspecified FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
panorama, HDR
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (1), QZSS (1) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Unspecified microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W, 50% in 30 min, 100% in 70 min (advertised)
Wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 5W
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 4.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4500 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -