Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy A41

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2015 March 2019 2020, March 18
Status Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May
Price Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.9 x 2.75 x 0.31 in )
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) - 152 g (5.36 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)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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)
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) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Mali-G71 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.9 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.11% 86.97% 86.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 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/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 25 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB OTG Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3300 mAh 3100 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 78 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) - -