Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019	Aug 08, 2025	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€239	6GB/128GB - $299

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm	6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (~9.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.94 oz / 140.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)		Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Black, Gray, Blue	Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.26% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1081 (Average)	1083 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G68 MP2	Mali-G68
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	723	1013
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1910	2821
3D Mark High
Untested	346	796
3D Mark Low
Untested	338	789

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Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging		Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 21min

Browsing

11h 14min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

5h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
25 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

122

Overall

127

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM		Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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