Samsung Galaxy A17/ F70 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 A17/ F70 uses the Exynos 1330 (5 nm Samsung), the Galaxy A40 the Exynos 7904 (14 nm). The Galaxy A17/ F70's fastest core runs at 2.40 GHz, the Galaxy A40's at 1.77 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.7 inches on the Galaxy A17/ F70, 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
  3. Battery: 4,860 mAh on the Galaxy A17/ F70, 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40.
  4. Main camera: 12.5 MP on the Galaxy A17/ F70, 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40.

The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 1330Exynos 7904
Process
5 nm Samsung14 nm
CPU
2× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A78
6× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
2.40 GHz1.77 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G68Mali-G71

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 256GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4

Display

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

Battery

Capacity
4,860 mAh3,020 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 4 mm · OIS15.9 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 · 3.59 mm24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm
Front camera 2
9.5 MP3712 × 2556 · f/2 · 3.59 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 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
No—
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 17Android 11
UI
One UI 9.0—
Released with
Android 15Android 9
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
31 sensors26 sensors

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