Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy M40

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Samsung
Announced February 2018 2019, May 2019, June
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Available. Released 2019, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, June 18
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 19,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Black, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
155.3 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface Samsung Experience - One UI
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver), Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 615 Adreno 612
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.6 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 74.99% 84.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12.2 MP 32 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
32 MP, f/1.7, 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - - -
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