Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Xiaomi Poco X8

81 KWD (Estimated)

81 KWD (Estimated)

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Samsung Mobile

Xiaomi Mobiles

Galaxy A40

2607DPC18G

2019, March 19

2026, September 01

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA

144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)

163.5 x 78.3 x 8.6 mm (6.44 x 3.08 x 0.34 in)

140 g (4.94 oz)

223 g (7.87 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), plastic back, plastic frame IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Manufacturer-rated water-resistance (up to 2m for 72 hours) Drop resistant up to 3m

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Black, White, Blue, Coral

Black, Frost White, Fiery Orange

Super AMOLED - 16M Colors

AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, 1060 nits (typ), 1800 nits (HBM), 3500 nits (peak)

5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.83 inches, 114.5 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density)

1280 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~447 ppi density)

Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

Qualcomm SM6435-AA Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (4 nm)

Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)

Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

Mali-G71 MP2

Adreno 710

4GB, eMMC 5.1

6GB/8GB/12GB

64GB

128GB/256GB UFS 2.2 - 128GB only UFS 3.1

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF

50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS

5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)

Auxiliary lens

F/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF, F/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), LED flash, Panorama, HDR

LED flash, HDR, panorama

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm

16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1.0µm

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

HDR, panorama

Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery

Si/C Li-Ion 8340 mAh - version 1 Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh - version 2

67W wired, PD3.0 22.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, ANT+

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.1, A2DP, LE

A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS ,YesRadio,FM radio

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c)

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Yes (market/region dependent)

AnTuTu: 106388 (v7) GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4) GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: infinite

Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB

Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB

Endurance rating 73h