Samsung Galaxy A40 vs A33 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 5.9-inch Samsung Galaxy A40 (with Exynos 7 Octa 7904) that was released on April 10, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 3 years after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A40
- Weighs 46 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (615K versus 208K)
- Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Shows 35% longer battery life (21:19 vs 15:48 hours)
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (729 against 553 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 11
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1280
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 437 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 548 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 142.6% | 98.3% |
| PWM | 245 Hz | 366 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A33 5G
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
Galaxy A40
5.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 13.2 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 144.4 mm (5.69 inches) | 159.7 mm (6.29 inches) |
| Width | 69.2 mm (2.72 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 140 g (4.94 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 1770 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G71 MP2 | Mali-G68 |
| GPU shading units | 24 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 770 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~49.3 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2312 |
| Single-core score | 486 | 951 |
| Multi-core score | 1530 | 2041 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 84899 | 256114 |
| GPU | 18657 | 71758 |
| Memory | 43900 | 95251 |
| UX | 60859 | 192302 |
| Total score | 208315 | 615425 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [11 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 628 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9628 |
| Video editing | - | 7350 |
| Photo editing | - | 22696 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8838 |
| Writing score | - | 13552 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A40
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Pikolano) | AnTuTu | 690864 |
| 📘 2026-04-08 -> eimakill | GeekBench GPU | 2343 |
| 📘 2026-04-08 -> eimakill | GeekBench CPU | 949 / 2116 |
| 📘 2026-04-08 -> eimakill | AnTuTu | 657287 |
| 📘 2026-03-21 (eimakill) | AnTuTu | 657287 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 3.1 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 14.6 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:59 hr | 07:57 hr |
| Watching video | 09:54 hr | 13:06 hr |
| Gaming | 04:04 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 77 hr | 106 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 16 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4616 x 3464 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 16 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 51 |
| Zoom | - | 58 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A33 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 25 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5984 x 4140 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2019 | March 2022 |
| Release date | April 2019 | April 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $369 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A42 | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.49 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 41