Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Asus Zenfone 8 vs Realme GT 2 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Realme
Announced March 2019 2021, May 12 2022, January 04
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Available. Released 2021, May 13 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, January 08
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver Paper White, Paper Green, Steel Black, Titanium Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
163.6 x 74 x 8.2 mm
(6.44 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)
Weight - 169 g (5.96 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G Network - SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11 Android 12
User Interface - ZenUI 8 Realme UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen1 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 660 Adreno 730
RAM 4 GB 16 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
QHD+ LTPO2 AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1400 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B Colors
Size 5.9 inches 5.9 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi) 1440 x 3216 pixels (526 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 82.92% 89.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 150˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/3.0, (microscope), AF, 40x magnification
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR 8K, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 65W, 100% in 33 min (advertised)
Capacity 3100 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -