Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Nokia 7.2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Xiaomi
Announced March 2019 September 2019 August 2020
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - September 2019 Coming Soon - August 2020
Price - Rs. 18,599 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Cyan Green, Charcoal, Ice Space Blue, Mint Green, Matte Black, Sunrise Flare
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
159.9 x 71.2 x 8 mm
(6.3 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - ROW
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - ROW LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - Android One MIUI 11
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 512 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 4 GB 6GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
400 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.9 inches 6.3 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (400 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 87.21% 83.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, depth sensor
Zeiss Optics, Panorama, HDR
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.0, Zeiss optics, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 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
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB, 6GB RAM or 64GB, 4GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
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 not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3100 mAh 3500 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -