Galaxy A40 review: A compact 5.9" Super AMOLED budget Samsung for one-handed users.
The compact budget AMOLED.
A40 packed a Super AMOLED into a genuinely one-hand-friendly 5.9" frame — a rarity even in 2019. The small battery and no jack are the costs. For users who hated the size creep, it was a thoughtful pick.
01Display
74/100At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2019 — 10 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
60/10060/100 puts it above the 56-point average for budget phones of 2019.
03Performance
56/10056/100 puts it above the 50-point average for budget phones of 2019.
04Battery
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2019 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
64/10064/100 puts it above the 60-point average for budget phones of 2019.
06Value
64/10064/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.
- Compact 5.9" body — rare AMOLED in the size.
- 140 g lightweight.
- microSD survives.
- 25 MP selfie unusual for budget.
- Small 3,100 mAh battery.
- No 3.5 mm jack.
- Exynos 7904 modest.
- 60 Hz.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 103-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .