Samsung Galaxy S10e vs LG K40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$750	$180

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 153.0 x 71.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.29 oz / 150.0 g	5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism silver	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 83.35% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 76.28% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 438 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Tempered Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 506
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

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Battery Life Estimate

4h 45min

Browsing

9h 26min

Video

7h 50min

Gaming

6h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	8 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG970U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9820 (8 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG970F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.70 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.28 W/kg

International version

System chip	MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	IMG PowerVR GE8320
Memory	32GB
Main camera	16 MP
Front	8 MP
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$850

for Metro by T-Mobile

Memory	32GB
OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
Main camera	13 MP
Front	5 MP
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41
FCC approval	Date approved: May 28, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFX420MM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

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