Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A40
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| December 2015 | March 2019 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - December 2015 | Coming Soon - April 2019 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Various | Black, White, Blue, Coral |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm (5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in) |
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 132 g (4.66 oz) | - |
| SIM Type | |
| - | 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) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 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) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 306 [Similar] | Mali-G71 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide) Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2300 mAh | 3100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |