BQ Aquaris X5 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Aquaris X5:

  LCD

  Galaxy A40:

  OLED

• Weight

  Galaxy A40: 8 g lighter

  Aquaris X5:

  148 g

  Galaxy A40:

  140 g

• Width

  Galaxy A40: 1.3 mm narrower

  Aquaris X5:

  70.5 mm

  Galaxy A40:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Aquaris X5: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Aquaris X5:

  5 in

  Galaxy A40:

  5.9 in

• Chipset

  Aquaris X5:

  Qualcomm MSM8916T Snapdragon 412 (28 nm)

  Galaxy A40:

  Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Aquaris X5:

  Single

  Galaxy A40:

  Dual

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Aquaris X5

   Height:

   144.4 mm

   Width:

   70.5 mm +1.3 mm versus Galaxy A40

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. Galaxy A40

   Height:

   144.4 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Aquaris X5

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A40

   Screen diagonal:

   5.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.5 cm²

Galaxy A40 has approximately 24% more rectangular screen area than Aquaris X5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.