Samsung Galaxy A17 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Samsung
Announced
August 2025	March 2019
Status
Coming Soon - August 2025	Coming Soon - April 2019
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)	144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight
192 g (6.77 oz)	-
SIM Type
-	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked	-
SAR EU
0.67 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)	- Fingerprint Sensor

OS
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades	Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface
One UI 7	-
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1330 (5 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2 [Similar]	Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 90Hz, 800 Nits (HBM) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Mohs Level 5	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.7 inches [Similar]	5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)	1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
85.89%	86.97%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	16 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR	16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide) Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 1080p@30fps [Similar]	25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 2.0	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Not Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 25W wired	Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
5000mAh	3100 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-