Samsung Galaxy A40 vs NOA N1 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	5.79 x 2.76 x 0.36 inches 147 x 70 x 9.1 mm
Weight
4.94 oz / 140.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Silver

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 75.72% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI	1440x720px, 293 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	MediaTek MT6739 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	PowerVR GE8100
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	0.3 MP VGA
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	Album art cover, Background playback
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	40
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
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

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