Samsung Galaxy C7 vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy C7 Samsung Galaxy A40
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Apr 10, 2019
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.9-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 26, 2016 Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches
156.6 x 77.2 x 6.8 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 4.94 oz / 140.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.02% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
4GB/32GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, 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 GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), 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

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