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Samsung Galaxy A40


Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Samsung Galaxy A40

Released in July 2018. Features 5.8 inches screen with a resolution of 2,160 x 3,840 pixels and 765 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 with up to 6 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,540 mAh battery.

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.

Head to Head
  • Much better quality screen (43%)
  • More memory
  • Much more processing power (28%)
  • Better battery capacity (12%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • Much lighter (69%)
  • Much thinner (51%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • May have more storage


Specifications

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Samsung Galaxy A40
Specifications
Brand Sony Samsung
Model - -
Release Date July 2018 April 2019
Operating System Android 8.0 One UI (Android 9.0)
Dimensions
Size 158.0 x 80.0 x 11.9 mm
6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 in
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in
Weight 236 g
8.32 oz
140 g
4.94 oz
Screen
Size 5.8 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 2,160 x 3,840 pixels 1,080 x 2,340 pixels
PPI 765 437
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear Dual camera
19 MP f/1.8 Wide
12 MP f/1.6 B/W
Dual camera
16 MP f/1.7 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
Front 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 25 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 6 GB 4 GB
Fixed 64 GB 64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Octa-core processor
10 nm
Samsung Exynos 7904
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.70 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
4x 1.70 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
2x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,540 mAh 3,100 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack False True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Samsung Galaxy A40

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Samsung Galaxy A40

5.8"
236 g
8.32 oz

5.9"
140 g
4.94 oz