Samsung Galaxy A40
2019 smartphone by Samsung Electronics
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The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a mid-range Android smartphone developed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics. The device was announced on March 19, 2019, and was released in Europe on April 10, 2019.[2]
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 Back of the Samsung Galaxy A40 | |
| Brand | Samsung Galaxy |
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
| Type | Smartphone |
Series | Samsung Galaxy A series |
First released | 10 April 2019 |
Availability by region | 10 April 2019 (Netherlands) |
| Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy J6 |
| Successor | Samsung Galaxy A41 |
| Related | Samsung Galaxy A30 Samsung Galaxy A30s Samsung Galaxy A50 |
| 2G 3G 4G LTE | |
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| Dimensions | 144.4 mm (5.69 in) H 69.2 mm (2.72 in) W 7.9 mm (0.31 in) D |
| Weight | 140 g (4.9 oz) |
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| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Battery | 3100 mAh |
| Rear camera | 16 MP, f/1.7 aperture, PDAF (Wide-angle) 5 MP, f/2.2 aperture, 12mm (Ultra-wide angle) |
| Front camera | 25 MP, f/2.0 aperture |
| Display | 5.9 in (150 mm) 1080 x 2340 px (437 ppi) Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass 3 19.5:9 aspect ratio |
| Sound | Loudspeaker, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth: 5.0 USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Data inputs | Sensors:
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| Model | SM-A405FN/DS |
| Codename | a40 |
| SAR | Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg |
| References | [1] |
Specifications
Design
Similar to the Galaxy A50 and the Galaxy A70, it features a plastic back, plastic frame, and glass front (Corning Gorilla Glass 3).[3]
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Hardware
Display
The device has a 5.9" FHD+ (2340 x 1080) 60 Hz Super AMOLED Infinity-U display, with an 19.5:9 aspect ratio.[3]
Battery
It has a 3100 mAh battery and supports 15W Fast Charging.[4]
Processor and Memory
The device uses the Exynos 7904 chipset (also used on the Galaxy A30), and is only sold with 64GB of storage (which uses eMMC 5.1[4]) and 4GB of RAM and is expandable to up to 512GB of external storage via the microSD card slot.[5]
Camera
It has a dual rear camera setup with a 16 MP (f/1.7) main camera and a 5 MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide camera. The front camera uses a 25 MP sensor.[6]
Software
The device originally shipped with Android 9.0 Pie and One UI 1.1.[6] It was eligible for 2 OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates.
| Pre-installed OS | OS Upgrades history | End of support | ||
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| A40 | Android 9 Pie (One UI 1.1) |
Android 10 (One UI 2.0) March 2020[7] |
Android 11 (One UI 3.0) March 2021[8] |
May 2023[9][10] |