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Alcatel A30 vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Alcatel A30	Samsung Galaxy A40
Released · Apr 19, 2017	Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.0-inch · 1280x720px	5.9-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
2GB · 16GB	4GB · 64GB
2460 mAh	3100 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 24, 2017	Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.59 x 2.76 x 0.33 inches 142 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.19 oz (147.0 g)	4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.24% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Dragontrail	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 210 8909 (28 nm)	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1100 MHz ARM Cortex-A7	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 304	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2460 mAh	3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
720p Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
4, 13	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Links

Full specifications
Alcatel A30 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs
User Reviews
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