Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A40 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A405FN/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.4 mm 163.65 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Width 69.2 mm 76.19 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.34 mm Samsung Galaxy A40 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Weight 140 g 204 g Samsung Galaxy A40 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Body Colour Blue | Coral | White | Black Graphite grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.34 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head) 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.956 W/kg (body), 1.995 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 439 ppi -
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 4500000:1
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter Sunlight mode
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 360 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, Infinity Display, Edge-to-Edge screen Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos MediaTek Dimensity 920 5G
Processor Number 7904 -
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - ARM Mali-G68 MC4
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A40.
User Memory 49.4 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Sensor Size - 1/1.52"
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, AR Emoji, Flowers, Animals, Landscapes, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Street scenes, Waterfalls, Snow, Birds, Text, Food, Indoor, Night view, Sunsets, Portaits, Green, Sunrises, Shore Slow motion mode, night mode, Long exposure mode, AI Skycaping
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) AR sticker, Scene Optimiser, 20 different scenes, Smart professional framing, fault detection Dual Native ISO, 2.1μm 9-in-1 Super Pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) 120 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy A40 has larger second camera lens field of view than Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G.
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A40 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode, AR Emoji, Motion Photos -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Floating camera button -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Fast Charging Technology Samsung Fast Charging Xiaomi HyperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 15 min
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1560 minutes Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Run Time Details Active online usage (3G): up to 9 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 62 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1080 min
Talk: up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 140 hrs
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 11
User Interface Samsung One UI MIUI 12.5
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features Alarm Clock, Fast Charging JBL Audio, LiquidCool Technology 2.0, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, super-linear dual speakers, MTW (Multiple Tab Winding) technology, Dual charge pumps
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A40 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 120W charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Certified Safe Fast-Charge System, SGS Eye Care Display Certification
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