Engineering:Samsung Galaxy A40

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Short description: 2019 smartphone by Samsung Electronics
Samsung Galaxy A40
Galaxy A40 Logo.svg
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Back of the Samsung Galaxy A40
Codenamea40
BrandSamsung Galaxy
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
SeriesSamsung Galaxy A series
ModelSM-A405FN/DS
Compatible networks2G
3G
4G LTE
First released10 April 2019; 4 years ago (2019-04-10)
Availability by region10 April 2019; 4 years ago (2019-04-10) (Netherlands)
PredecessorSamsung Galaxy J6
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy A41
RelatedSamsung Galaxy A30
Samsung Galaxy A30s
Samsung Galaxy A50
TypeSmartphone
Form factorSlate
Dimensions144.4 mm (5.69 in) H
69.2 mm (2.72 in) W
7.9 mm (0.31 in) D
Mass140 g (4.9 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: Android 9.0 "Pie", One UI
Previous: Android 10, One UI 2.0
Current: Android 11 with One UI 3.1
System on chipSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
CPUOcta-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPUMali-G71 MP2
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage64 GB
Battery3100 mAh
Data inputsSensors:
Display5.9 in (150 mm) 1080 x 2340 px (437 ppi) Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass 3
19.5:9 aspect ratio
Rear camera16 MP, f/1.7 aperture, PDAF (Wide-angle)
5 MP, f/2.2 aperture, 12mm (Ultra-wide angle)
Front camera25 MP, f/2.0 aperture
SoundLoudspeaker, 3.5mm headphone jack
ConnectivityWi-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
SARHead: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 1.34 W/kg
References[1][2][3]

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]

The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a more compact variant of the Samsung Galaxy A30, being sold mostly in markets where the Galaxy A30 is not available. [citation needed]

Specifications

Hardware

The 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

The 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.[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

The 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

All 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Samsung Galaxy A40 - Full Phone Specifications". https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a40-9642.php. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Samsung Galaxy A40 specs". https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-A40_id11149. 
  3. ↑ "Samsung Galaxy A40 SM-A405F Specifications". https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-a40/specs/SM-A405F/. 
  4. ↑ "Samsung Galaxy A40 arrives in Europe with 25 MP selfie camera". 19 March 2019. https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a40_arrives_in_europe_with_25_mp_selfie_camera-news-36099.php. 
  5. ↑ McCann, John (April 10, 2019). "Hands on: Samsung Galaxy A40 review". https://www.techradar.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-a40. 
  6. ↑ SamMobile (16 March 2020). "Galaxy A40 Android 10 update reportedly starts rolling out" (in en-US). https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-a40-android-10-update-starts-rolling-out/. 
  7. ↑ "Samsung starts rolling out Android 11 with One UI 3.1 to the Galaxy A40 and Galaxy A80". 24 March 2021. https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-a40-a80-one-ui-3-1-android-11/. 

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