Samsung Galaxy A40

General Information

• Colors:
• Black, White, Blue, Coral

• Models:
• SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM

• SAR EU:
• 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• $ 252.03 / £ 183.29

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2019, March

• Status:
• Available. Released 2019, April

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)

• Weight:
• 140 g (4.94 oz)

• Build:
• Front glass, plastic body

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Type:
• Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform

• OS:
• Android 9.0 (Pie)

• Chipset:
• Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

• CPU:
• Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)

• GPU:
• Mali-G71 MP2

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 64GB 4GB RAM

Main Camera

• Dual:
• 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF, 5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)

• Features:
• LED flash, panorama, HDR

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 5.0, A2DP, LE

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• FM radio

• USB:
• 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, ANT+

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast battery charging 15W

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 1804 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1723Basemark X: 12098

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: infinite

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 73h