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Blackview A50 vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Blackview A50	Samsung Galaxy A40
Released · March 2022	Released · Apr 10, 2019
6.0-inch · 720x1560px	5.9-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera	Dual camera
3GB · 64GB	4GB · 64GB
4280 mAh	3100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
	Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches 156.4 x 72.9 x 8.9 mm	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.50 oz (156.0 g)	4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Green, Blue, Gradient	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.74% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
720x1560px, 19.5:9 ratio, 286 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T310 (12 nm)	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 3x1.8GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GE8300	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4280 mAh	3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP Aperture size: F2.0	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
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	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
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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
Blackview A50 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy A40 User Reviews