Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Sony Xperia 1 II

Samsung Galaxy A40
samsung galaxy a40
Sony Xperia 1 II
sony xperia 1 ii
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced March 2019 February 2020
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - Q1 2020
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
165.1 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.5 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 181.4 g (6.38.0.14 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100)
5G Network - 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 [Similar] Adreno 650 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.9 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1644 x 3840 pixels (643 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 83.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Zeiss optics, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/25/30/60fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
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 (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3100 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -