Samsung Galaxy A70 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A70 vs Samsung Galaxy A40 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A70 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A40 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A70 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A70 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A40 offers 5.9 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A70 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy A70 and Samsung Galaxy A40 feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A70 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A40 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A70 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A70 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A40 offers 25 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A70 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A70 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A40 offers 3100 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A70 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A40 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A70 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A40 the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy A70
₹30,900
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy A40
₹19,500
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
75%

Release Date

01 May, 2019
22 Jan, 2020

Performance

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

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

32 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
25 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
3100 mAh
25W Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.0
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Large, immersive display
  • Loaded specs
  • Impressive cameras on the front and back
  • Great battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Slippery design
  • Occasional lags in the UI
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(6,606 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

168,858
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 39m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
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There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 01, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 612
Mali-G71 MP2

RAM

6 GB
4 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.

168,858
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi
437 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86 %
85.33 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

164.3 mm
144.4 mm

Width

76.7 mm
69.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

183 grams
140 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.726 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
3100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 28 Hours(3G)
Up to 18 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
N/A

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.

15h 39m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.0
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 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)

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)
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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.774 W/kg
N/A

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
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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