Samsung Galaxy A40
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 1, 1938 in Daegu, South Korea |
| Headquarters | Suwon , South Korea |
| Products | Smartphones, consumer electronics |
| Website | www |
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is an Android-based mid-tier smartphone engineered and produced by Samsung Electronics. It operates on Samsung’s customized software interface, One UI 3, built upon the Android 11 platform. The device was officially introduced on March 19, 2019, with its commercial launch occurring in Europe on April 10, 2019.
This model serves as a smaller alternative to the Samsung Galaxy A30, marketed primarily in European regions where the Galaxy A30 is not distributed, as well as in South Korea and select European markets where the A30 remains available.
On June 13, 2023, Samsung announced that the Galaxy A40 had reached its end-of-life status, ceasing all software updates and technical support for the handset.
Hardware
The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a 5.9-inch Super AMOLED 'Infinity-U' display, offering an 85.5% screen-to-body ratio. Its physical measurements are 144.4 mm in height, 69.2 mm in width, and 7.9 mm in thickness. Powered by the Exynos 7904 processor, the phone includes a 3100 mAh battery and supports dual nano SIM slots alongside a microSIM slot, all compatible with VoLTE. Storage is fixed at 64GB with 4GB of RAM, but users can expand storage up to 512GB using the microSD card slot.
Camera
On the rear, the Galaxy A40 houses a dual-camera setup comprising a primary 16-megapixel sensor with an f/1.7 aperture and a secondary 'ultra-wide' 5-megapixel lens featuring an f/2.2 aperture. Notably, the ultra-wide lens is accessible only through the native camera application; third-party apps such as Open Camera or video streaming software do not support this lens. The front-facing camera boasts a resolution of 25 megapixels.
Additional features include a rear-mounted LED flash and video recording capabilities. The highest video resolution available is 2336x1080 pixels in full mode. Audio recording utilizes stereo internal microphones, while external USB microphones are supported but output audio in mono.
Software
The Galaxy A40 initially launched with Samsung's One UI interface built on Android 9.0 "Pie". Similar to the Galaxy J6, this model qualifies for two major Android version updates.
In April 2020, Samsung rolled out One UI 2.0 based on Android 10 for the Galaxy A40. Subsequently, in late March 2021, the device received One UI 3.1 paired with Android 11, marking its final significant Android OS update within the 2019 Galaxy A lineup. Support for the Galaxy A40 officially concluded in June 2023 following the May 2023 security patch release.
Variants
Every model of the Samsung Galaxy A40 supports dual-SIM functionality.
- SM-A405FD - Details not specified
- SM-A405FM - Distributed in Russia
- SM-A405FN - Available across Europe, Ukraine, the Caucasus region, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan
- SM-A405S - Designed for South Korea, specifically SK Telecom
Production of the SM-A405FN variant takes place in Vietnam.
Models may also feature a /DS suffix, denoting their dual-SIM capability.
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