General
- Brand Samsung
- Model Galaxy A40
- Device Smartphones
- Added March 19, 2019
- Updated June 12, 2024
Launch
- Announced 2019, March
- Status Available. Released 2019, April
Network
- 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
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
Body
- 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, 86.9 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Platform
- OS Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Chipset Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
- CPU Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU Mali-G71
Memory
- Card slot microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
- Internal 64 GB
- RAM 4 GB RAM
Main camera
- Dual 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
- Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera
- Single 25 MP
Sound
- Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
- 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC Yes
- FM radio Yes
- 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
- Java No
Battery
- Type Non-removable Li-Po
- Capacity 3100 mAh battery
More
- Color Black, White, Blue, Coral
- Other Features Fast battery charging 15W