Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Sony Xperia 5 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm	6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 158 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.94 oz (140.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Black, Grey, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.9-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Screen-to-body
85.73 %	80.52 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 640
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49.4 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3100 mAh	3140 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	USB Power Delivery

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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (OIS, EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
	T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
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	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 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+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN	Date approved: Mar 10, 2020 FCC ID value: PY7-77587Q
Measured SAR
Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019	Sep 05, 2019

Links

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