Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Mi 5

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

  Galaxy A40:

  OLED

  Mi 5:

  LCD

• Weight

  Mi 5: 11 g lighter

  Galaxy A40:

  140 g

  Mi 5:

  129 g

• Screen diagonal

  Mi 5: 0.75 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A40:

  5.9 in

  Mi 5:

  5.15 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy A40:

  Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

  Mi 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Galaxy A40:

  Dual

  Mi 5:

  Single

• Depth

  Mi 5: 0.6 mm thinner

  Galaxy A40:

  7.9 mm

  Mi 5:

  7.3 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. Galaxy A40

   Height:

   144.4 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm +0.6 mm versus Mi 5

2. 2. Mi 5

   Height:

   144.6 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.3 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. Galaxy A40

   Screen diagonal:

   5.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.5 cm²

2. 2. Mi 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.15 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   73.1 cm²

Galaxy A40 has approximately 16.9% more rectangular screen area than Mi 5.

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.

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