HTC One M9s 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

  One M9s:

  LCD

  Galaxy A40:

  OLED

• Weight

  Galaxy A40: 18 g lighter

  One M9s:

  158 g

  Galaxy A40:

  140 g

• Screen diagonal

  One M9s: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  One M9s:

  5 in

  Galaxy A40:

  5.9 in

• Chipset

  One M9s:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Galaxy A40:

  Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  One M9s:

  Single

  Galaxy A40:

  Dual

• Depth

  Galaxy A40: 1.7 mm thinner

  One M9s:

  9.6 mm

  Galaxy A40:

  7.9 mm

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. One M9s

   Height:

   144.6 mm

   Width:

   69.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.6 mm +1.7 mm versus Galaxy A40

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. One M9s

   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 One M9s.

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.

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.

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