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Samsung Galaxy A40


Sony Xperia XZ3


Samsung Galaxy A40
Sony Xperia XZ3

Released in April 2019. Features 5.9 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 437 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7904 with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,100 mAh battery.

Released in October 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,880 pixels and 537 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 with up to 6 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (38%)
  • Much thinner (25%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • May have more storage
  • Much better quality screen (19%)
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more memory
  • Much more processing power (28%)
  • Better battery capacity (6%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A40 Sony Xperia XZ3
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date April 2019 October 2018
Operating System One UI (Android 9.0) Android 9.0
Dimensions
Size 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in
158.0 x 73.0 x 9.9 mm
6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in
Weight 140 g
4.94 oz
193 g
6.81 oz
Screen
Size 5.9 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,340 pixels 1,440 x 2,880 pixels
PPI 437 537
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear Dual camera
16 MP f/1.7 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
19 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 25 MP f/2.0 Wide 13 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
6 GB
Fixed 64 GB
128 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7904
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Octa-core processor
10 nm
CPU 2x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.70 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
4x 1.70 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 630
Battery
Capacity 3,100 mAh 3,300 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True False
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A40 Sony Xperia XZ3

Samsung Galaxy A40

Sony Xperia XZ3

5.9"
140 g
4.94 oz

6.0"
193 g
6.81 oz