Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Sony Xperia 1 II

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Sony
Announced
March 2019	February 2020
Status
Coming Soon - April 2019	Coming Soon - Q1 2020
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Coral	Black, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)	165.1 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (6.5 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
Weight
-	181.4 g (6.38.0.14 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100)
5G Network
-	5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor	- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 10.0
Processor
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G71 [Similar]	Adreno 650 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen	OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.9 inches [Similar]	6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)	1644 x 3840 pixels (643 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
86.97%	83.92%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
16 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED flash
Features
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide) Panorama, HDR	12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth) Zeiss optics, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	2160p@24/25/30/60fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE	5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
64 GB, 4 GB RAM	256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity
3100 mAh	4000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-