Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A40 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A40 offers 5.9 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A40 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A40 offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A40 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A40 offers 3100 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A40 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy A40
₹19,500
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₹9,623
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
75%

Release Date

22 Jan, 2020
13 Mar, 2019

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Snapdragon 675
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
13 MP

Battery

3100 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Premium design
  • Very good cameras
  • Decent performance and excellent battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Ads in the interface affect usage experience
  • A few software quirks

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(849,198 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
181,423
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 13, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP2
Adreno 612

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
181,423

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
34.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

437 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.33 %
81.21 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

144.4 mm
159.2 mm

Width

69.2 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

140 grams
186 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v4.0

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
14h 01m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 25m 33s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.962 W/kg Body: 0.838 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope