Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Galaxy A73 5G

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

Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40Exynos 7904Change
Samsung Galaxy A73 5GSamsung Galaxy A73 5GSnapdragon 778G 5GChange

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy A40 uses the Exynos 7904 (14 nm), the Galaxy A73 5G the Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm TSMC). The Galaxy A40's fastest core runs at 1.77 GHz, the Galaxy A73 5G's at 2.40 GHz.
  2. Screen: 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40, 6.7 inches on the Galaxy A73 5G. Up to 60 Hz on the Galaxy A40, 120 Hz on the Galaxy A73 5G.
  3. Battery: 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40, 4,860 mAh on the Galaxy A73 5G.
  4. Main camera: 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40, 12 MP on the Galaxy A73 5G.

The same on both: Wi-Fi 6, NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 7904Snapdragon 778G 5G
Process
14 nm6 nm TSMC
CPU
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A531× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A78
3× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
1.77 GHz2.40 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G71Adreno 642L

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 64GB8GB | 128GB
8GB | 256GB
RAM type
LPDDR4LPDDR5

Display

Size
5.9 in6.7 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401080 × 2400
Pixel density
439 ppi393 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz120 Hz
HDR
—HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
3,020 mAh4,860 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/1.8 · 5.06 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
—12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 1.74 mm
Front camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 3.72 mm
Front camera 2
16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/2.2 · 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 11Android 16
UI
—One UI 8.0
Released with
Android 9Android 12
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
26 sensors35 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy