Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Huawei P Smart S

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Huawei
Announced March 2019 Expected Announcement - May 2020 June 2020
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Rumored Available - June 2020
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, White, Blue Breathing Crystal, Midnight Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
157.4 x 73.2 x 7.8 mm
(6.2 x 2.88 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 191 g (6.74 oz) 163 g (5.75 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) Hybrid 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 model only) GSM 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 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 10,
User Interface - One UI 2.0 EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Servic
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 710F (12 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 - Mali-G51 MP4
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.9 inches 6.55 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (418 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% - 83.07%
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 16 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 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, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
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-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3100 mAh 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -