Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Galaxy S22

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

Samsung Galaxy A40Exynos 7904Change
Samsung Galaxy S22Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy A40 uses the Exynos 7904 (14 nm), the Galaxy S22 the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm Samsung). The Galaxy A40's fastest core runs at 1.77 GHz, the Galaxy S22's at 3.00 GHz.
  2. Screen: 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40, 6.1 inches on the Galaxy S22. Up to 60 Hz on the Galaxy A40, 120 Hz on the Galaxy S22.
  3. Battery: 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40, 3,590 mAh on the Galaxy S22.
  4. Main camera: 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40, 12.5 MP on the Galaxy S22.

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

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 7904Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Process
14 nm4 nm Samsung
CPU
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A531× 3.00 GHz Cortex-X2
3× 2.50 GHz Cortex-A710
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A510
Top CPU speed
1.77 GHz3.00 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G71Adreno 730

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 64GB8GB | 128GB
8GB | 256GB
RAM type
LPDDR4LPDDR5
Storage type
—UFS 3.1

Display

Size
5.9 in6.1 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401080 × 2340
Pixel density
439 ppi425 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz120 Hzalso 10, 24, 30, 48, 60, 96
HDR
—HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
3,020 mAh3,590 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 5.4 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
—12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/2.2 · 2.2 mm
Front camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm10 MP3648 × 2736 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm
Front camera 2
16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm7.1 MP3216 × 2208 · f/2.2 · 3.3 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 sensors43 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy