Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019	Mar 18, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm	6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches 163.61 x 75.01 x 8.77 mm
Weight
4.94 oz (140.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Black, Silver

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 81.78% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED, HDR, 430 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 12GB/256GB
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	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4

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	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 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	12 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 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

Alternative variants

With 256 GB of Storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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