The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a mid-range Android smartphone developed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics. Running on the Samsung's Android 11-based One UI 3 software, the device was announced on March 19, 2019.[4] It was released a month later in Europe on April 10, 2019.[1]
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| Brand | Samsung Galaxy |
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Series | Samsung Galaxy A series |
| First released | 10 April 2019 |
| Availability by region | 10 April 2019 (Netherlands) |
| Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy J6 |
| Successor | Samsung Galaxy A41 |
| Related | Samsung Galaxy A30 Samsung Galaxy A30s Samsung Galaxy A50 |
| Compatible networks | 2G 3G 4G LTE |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 144.4 mm (5.69 in) H 69.2 mm (2.72 in) W 7.9 mm (0.31 in) D |
| Weight | 140 g (4.9 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: Android 9.0 "Pie", One UI Previous: Android 10, One UI 2.0 Last: Android 11 with One UI 3.1 |
| System-on-chip | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Battery | 3100 mAh |
| Rear camera | 16 MP, f/1.7 aperture, PDAF (Wide-angle) 5 MP, f/2.2 aperture, 12mm (Ultra-wide angle) |
| Front camera | 25 MP, f/2.0 aperture |
| Display | 5.9 in (150 mm) 1080 x 2340 px (437 ppi) Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass 3 19.5:9 aspect ratio |
| Sound | Loudspeaker, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth: 5.0 USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Data inputs | Sensors:
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| Model | SM-A405FN/DS |
| Codename | a40 |
| SAR | Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg |
| References | [1][2][3] |
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a more compact variant of the Samsung Galaxy A30, being sold in Europe where the Galaxy A30 is not available, but also in South Korea and some other European countries where the Galaxy A30 is available. [citation needed]
Specifications
editHardware
editThe Samsung Galaxy A40 has a 5.9-inch Super AMOLED 'Infinity-U' display with an 85.5% screen-to-body ratio. It has dimensions of 144.4 mm by 69.2 mm by 7.9 mm[1] and comes equipped with an Exynos 7904 chipset, 3100 mAh battery[1] and a microSIM and dual nano SIM slot which supports VoLTE. The device is only available with 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM and is expandable to up to 512GB of external storage via the microSD card slot.[5]
Camera
editThe A40 is equipped with a dual rear camera arrangement with a 16 megapixel, f/1.7 aperture sensor as the main camera and an 'ultra-wide' 5 megapixels camera lens with an f/2.2 aperture as the second camera. Ultra-wide camera is accessible only by built in camera app. Open Camera app or any video streaming app does not recognize ultra-wide camera. [2] The front camera is 25 megapixels.
The A40 has a rear-mounted LED flash as well as video recording. Maximum video recording resolution is 2336x1080 pixels (Full mode).[2] Audio recording with internal microphones is stereo. Audio recording with external USB microphones is supported but is mixed to mono.
Software
editThe device runs on the Android 11 operating system, with Samsung's One UI skin.[2]
Samsung has released One UI 2.0 with Android 10 for Galaxy A40 in April 2020.[6]
Samsung has released One UI 3.1, based on Android 11, in late March 2021.[7]
Variants
editAll variants of the Samsung Galaxy A40 are dual-SIM.
- SM-A405FD - Unknown
- SM-A405FM - Russia
- SM-A405FN - Europe, Ukraine, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- SM-A405S - South Korea (SK Telecom)
SM-A405FN is manufactured in Vietnam.
Can also end with /DS which indicates that its Dual SIM variant
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Samsung Galaxy A40 - Full Phone Specifications". GSMArena. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Samsung Galaxy A40 specs". Phone Arena. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Samsung Galaxy A40 SM-A405F Specifications". Sam Mobile. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Samsung Galaxy A40 arrives in Europe with 25 MP selfie camera". gsmArena. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ McCann, John (April 10, 2019). "Hands on: Samsung Galaxy A40 review". TechRadar. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ SamMobile (16 March 2020). "Galaxy A40 Android 10 update reportedly starts rolling out". SamMobile. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ "Samsung starts rolling out Android 11 with One UI 3.1 to the Galaxy A40 and Galaxy A80". XDA Developers. 24 March 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.