Samsung Galaxy A40 vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G Specs Comparison

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OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Samsung Galaxy A40 OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Released · Apr 10, 2019
Released · Jul 29, 2021
5.9-inch · 2340x1080px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3100 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches
158.9 x 73.2 x 8.25 mm
Weight
4.94 oz (140.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
85.73 % 85.82 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
3000 MHz
Cortex-A78
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G77 MC9
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49.4 GB 128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI Android (11), OxygenOS 11.3 UI

Battery

Capacity
3100 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging OnePlus Warp Charge
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Untested
Browsing
13h 13min
Video
9h 25min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.5
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 32 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),tri-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800)
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
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

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019 Jul 22, 2021

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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