Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy A6+ vs Samsung Galaxy A40

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2014 Rumored March 2019
Status Available - November 2014 Not Available Yet Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,999 ($330.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, Gold Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
- 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) - -
SIM Type - Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU - Adreno 506 Mali-G71
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.99 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.39% - 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels Dual 13 MP + 5 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 4000 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -