Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9T

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced March 2019 2020, November 24 January 2021
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - January 2021 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, White, Blue, Red Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, Ocean Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight - 205 g (7.23 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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 (unspecified) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10 Android 10
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 - Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ TFT display IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 5.9 inches 6.5 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 83.64% 83.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED 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, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB (UFS 2.2), 4 GB RAM or 64 GB (UFS 2.1), 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging 2.5W
Capacity 3100 mAh 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -