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Nokia E55 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia E55

Nokia E55

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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.

  • WeightE55: 42 g lighterE55: 98 g · Galaxy A40: 140 g
  • WidthE55: 20.2 mm narrowerE55: 49 mm · Galaxy A40: 69.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalE55: 3.5 in smaller diagonalE55: 2.4 in · Galaxy A40: 5.9 in
  • Rear camera layoutSingle / DualE55: Single · Galaxy A40: Dual
  • DepthGalaxy A40: 2 mm thinnerGalaxy A40: 7.9 mm · E55: 9.9 mm
  • HeightE55: 28.4 mm shorterE55: 116 mm · Galaxy A40: 144.4 mm

Physical size

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.

Front
E55: 116 × 49 mm 1 Galaxy A40: 144.4 × 69.2 mm 2
Side
E55: 116 × 9.9 mm 1 Galaxy A40: 144.4 × 7.9 mm 2
  1. 1. E55
    Height
    116 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm+2 mm versus Galaxy A40
    Weight
    98 g
  2. 2. Galaxy A40
    Height
    144.4 mm+28.4 mm versus E55
    Width
    69.2 mm+20.2 mm versus E55
    Depth
    7.9 mm
    Weight
    140 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. E5598 g
  2. 2. Galaxy A40140 g

    +42 g versus E55

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.

Screen size
E55: 2.4 in, 4:3, About 17.8 cm² rectangular area 1 Galaxy A40: 5.9 in, 19.5:9, About 85.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. E55 2.4 in · 4:3 About 17.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Galaxy A40 5.9 in · 19.5:9 About 85.5 cm² rectangular area

Galaxy A40 has approximately 379.1% more rectangular screen area than E55.

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.

E55: Original memory entry

60 MB

Galaxy A40: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

Practical features

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

1. E55

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. Galaxy A40

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. E551500 mAh
  2. 2. Galaxy A403100 mAh

    +1600 mAh versus E55

Specifications

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1. E552. Galaxy A40

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 49 Х 9.9 mm
  • 144.4 Х 69.2 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 98 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 5.9" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 60 MB
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 3100 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Unknown
  • Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 85.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.4%
  • 85.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 437 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
Rear camera, main
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 3.2 MP
  • 16 MP
  • f/1.7
  • 26mm (wide)
  • PDAF -5 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 13mm (ultrawide)
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 25 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • QVGA videocall camera
  • 25 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 25mm (wide)
Performance
Performance
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-G71 MP2
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 109789
Antutu 8 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 127724
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 263
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 960
General specs
General specs
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2019
  • March
Colors
  • Black Aluminium
  • White Aluminium
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Coral
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 672 h (2G) / 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 18 h
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 178.8 kbits
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 3.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.19 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationE55Galaxy A40
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update -Voice memo
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W - Versions: SM-A405F/DS
  • SM-A405FN/DS (Global)
  • SM-A405FM/DS

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