Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 19, 2017	Apr 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/32GB - $146 3GB/32GB - $161 4GB/64GB - $190

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches 151 x 76 x 8.45 mm	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	4.94 oz / 140.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, White	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 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 ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh, Li - Polymer	3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	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, Gyroscope, 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, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared, 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
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 5	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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, Micro SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

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

Memory	2GB/32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$146

Memory	3GB/32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$161

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