ZTE Axon 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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ZTE Axon 9 Pro Samsung Galaxy A40
Released · Oct 16, 2018
Released · Apr 10, 2019
6.2-inch · 2248x1080px
5.9-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3100 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018 Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches
156.5 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
4.94 oz / 140.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.40% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR Super AMOLED
Resolution
2248x1080px, 402 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Qi wireless charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide)
Focal Length: 10 mm
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
4K UHD
Continuous autofocus, Object tracking
1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP 25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, 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 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, 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, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/13 (800/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA 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
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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