Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core Max vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2014 October 2014 March 2019
Status Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.3 x 69.6 x 8mm
(5.37 x 2.74 x 0.31in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 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) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU - - Mali-G71
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.5 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.23% 65.39% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 1900 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 419 h - -
Talk Time - - -