Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2017 March 2019 August 2019
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White, Blue, Coral Gamma Green, Halo White, Shadow Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
161.3 × 76.4 × 8.79 mm
(6.35 × 3.01 × 0.35 in)
Weight - - 199.8 g (7.02.0.28 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM 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 (optional) 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa core (2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55), MediaTek Helio G90T
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-G71 Mali-G76 MP4
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Full HD+ LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.9 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 86.97% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio FM radio, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 16 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorana
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Yes

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4)
Capacity 3000 mAh 3100 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -