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Samsung Galaxy A40

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64GB 4GB RAM
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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
  2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Launch Announced 2019, March 19 2020, September 02
Status Available. Released 2019, April Available. Released 2020, November 11
Body Dimensions 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4
Chipset Exynos 7904 (14 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 619
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera Modules 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Selfie Camera Modules 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery Type Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Stand-by
Talk time
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM, SM-A405S SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1
Price $ 164.34 / £ 222.00 / € 299.81 $ 394.29 / £ 295.00 / € 340.89
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 106388 (v7)
GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)
GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: infinite Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB -30.1 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB
Battery life 73h endurance rating 144h endurance rating

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