Samsung Galaxy A15 vs Galaxy A40

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy A15 uses the Helio G99 (6 nm TSMC), the Galaxy A40 the Exynos 7904 (14 nm). The Galaxy A15's fastest core runs at 2.20 GHz, the Galaxy A40's at 1.77 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.5 inches on the Galaxy A15, 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
  3. Battery: 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy A15, 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40.
  4. Main camera: 12.5 MP on the Galaxy A15, 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40.

The same on both: Wi-Fi 6 and NFC.

Chipset

Chipset
Helio G99Exynos 7904
Process
6 nm TSMC14 nm
CPU
2× 2.20 GHz Cortex-A76
6× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
2.20 GHz1.77 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2Mali-G71

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 128GB
8GB | 256GB
4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4

Display

Size
6.5 in5.9 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401080 × 2340
Pixel density
399 ppi439 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz

Battery

Capacity
4,900 mAh3,020 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 3.98 mm15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
5 MP2576 × 1932 · f/2.2 · 1.4 mm—
Front camera 1
12.8 MP4128 × 3096 · f/2 · 3.56 mm24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm
Front camera 2
9.5 MP3712 × 2556 · f/2 · 3.56 mm16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
No—
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 16Android 11
UI
One UI 8.5—
Released with
Android 14Android 9
Widevine DRM
L3L1

Sensors

Sensors
26 sensors26 sensors

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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy