Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Huawei nova 5T Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm	6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
Weight
4.94 oz / 140.0 g	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Midsummer purple, Black, Crush blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 84.41% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Polymer	3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 27 mm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
25 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
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

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