Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Black Shark 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Xiaomi Black Shark 2
xiaomi black shark 2
Samsung Galaxy A40
samsung galaxy a40
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced March 2019 March 2019
Status Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 39,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Silver, Blue Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.6 x 75 x 8.8 mm
(6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) -
SIM Type 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU 640 [Similar] Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM 8/12 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.39 inches [Similar] 5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.82% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, Panorama
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM, 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -