Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
samsung galaxy s10 5g
Samsung Galaxy A40
samsung galaxy a40
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2019 March 2019
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019
Colors Prism White Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.6 x 77.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) -
SIM Type Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N78 -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface One UI -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 3040 pixels (502 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.40% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP + TOF [Similar] 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
TOF camera
auto-HDR, panorama
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
HDR, dual-video rec.
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
TOF camera
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4500 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -