Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A40

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 September 2018 March 2019
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, blue, gold, pink Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.29 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 168 g (5.93 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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 Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.34 W/kg (head)
1.43 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-G71 Mali-G71
RAM 3 GB 4/6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.0 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 74.61% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -