Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9i

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced March 2019 August 2019 2020, September 15
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon October 9, 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 18
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,299 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue Midnight Black, Sea Blue, Nature 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)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
164.9 x 77.1 x 9 mm
(6.49 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 180 g (6.35 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - MIUI 10 MIUI 12
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 505 PowerVR GE8320
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
270 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.9 inches 6.22 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% - 80.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM 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 12 MP + 2 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm, 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, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 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 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3100 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -