Samsung Galaxy A27 5G vs Galaxy A40
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy A27 5G uses the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm), the Galaxy A40 the Exynos 7904 (14 nm). The Galaxy A27 5G's fastest core runs at 2.40 GHz, the Galaxy A40's at 1.77 GHz.
- 2Screen: 6.7 inches on the Galaxy A27 5G, 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40. Up to 120 Hz on the Galaxy A27 5G, 60 Hz on the Galaxy A40.
- 3Battery: 4,860 mAh on the Galaxy A27 5G, 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40.
- 4Main camera: 49.9 MP on the Galaxy A27 5G, 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40.
The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Exynos 7904Process
4 nm14 nm
CPU
4× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A552× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A53
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A552× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
2.40 GHz1.77 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 710Mali-G71
Memory
Versions seen
8GB | 128GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR5LPDDR4
Display
Size
6.7 in5.9 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401080 × 2340
Pixel density
386 ppi439 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 6060 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HLG—
Battery
Capacity
4,860 mAh3,020 mAh
Cameras
Back camera 1
49.9 MP8160 × 6120 · f/1.8 · 3.86 mm15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
5 MP2576 × 1932 · f/2.2 · 1.13 mm—
Front camera 1
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm
Front camera 2
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.3 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 16Android 11
UI
One UI 8.5—
Released with
Android 16Android 9
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
37 sensors26 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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