Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 14C

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced March 2019 2021, January 14 August 2024
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Available - August 2024
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Midnight Black, Sage Green, Dreamy Purple, Starry Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
171.9 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm
(6.77 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
Weight - 169 g (5.96 oz) 204 / 207 / 211 g (7.2 / 7.3 / 7.44 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 3.1 HyperOS
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
HD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh rate, 450 Nits (typ), 600 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 5.9 inches 6.2 inches 6.88 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1640 pixels (260 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 86.12% 84.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 2 MP + 0.08 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
0.08 MP (auxiliary lens)
HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0
HDR
Video - 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W, PD
Capacity 3100 mAh 4000 mAh 5160 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -