Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Samsung Galaxy A40 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
37 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A40
Xiaomi 14
Samsung Galaxy A40

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy A40, Manufactured in April, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 3100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A40
  • Lighter design: 140g vs 193g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 and Samsung Galaxy A40
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Samsung Galaxy A40

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 5.9 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 548 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Samsung Galaxy A40
543 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %142.6 %
PWM (Flicker)429 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14], [Samsung Galaxy A40]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 144.4 mm (5.69 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 69.2 mm (2.72 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Samsung Galaxy A40
85.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Samsung Galaxy A40 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 1770 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/1.6 (Cortex-A53)
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 14 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Cores 1536 32
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 770 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 49.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Samsung Galaxy A40
486
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Samsung Galaxy A40
1530
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2182486
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69911530
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Samsung Galaxy A40
156332
CPU45278055233
GPU85118321549
Memory41167341648
UX31547737902
NanoReview Score2031113156332
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Samsung Galaxy A40
404
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °C44.8 °C
Stability70 %98 %
Graphics Test92 fps2 fps
Graphics Score15419404
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14], [Samsung Galaxy A40]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Samsung Galaxy A40
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		64 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 28 GB 14.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 3.1

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 3100 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Samsung Galaxy A40
15:48
Web Browsing10:59 h05:59 h
Video Playback17:04 h09:54 h
Games05:15 h04:04 h
Standby Mode111 h77 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4616x3464 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 16 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900n/a
Sensor size1/1.31n/a
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Samsung Galaxy A40
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Samsung Galaxy A40
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Samsung Galaxy A40
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom134n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5984x4140 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 25 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Samsung Galaxy A40
82.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2023 yr April, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr April, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 250
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 the clear winner in this comparison.

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