Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g)	4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch	5.9-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.63 %	85.73 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
2GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.9 GB	64GB, available to use: 49.4 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3100 mAh	3100 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	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
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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, RDS	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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg	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
Mar 28, 2016	Apr 10, 2019

Links

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