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Samsung Galaxy A41
Samsung Galaxy A41
₹29,383
Battery
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Type Li-Ion 3700 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm (6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 in) 149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 -
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~431 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 100.7 cm2 (~80.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 89.8 cm2 (~85.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
  Samsung Experience 9 UX -
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  ANT+ Samsung Pay Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2018, June. Released 2018, June 2020, March 18
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, May 22
Main Camera
Dual 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF -
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple - 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors Black, White Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Silver, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red
Models SM-G885F, SM-G8850, SM-G885Y, SM-G885S, SM-G8858 SM-A415F/DSN, SM-A415F/DSM, SM-A415F, SM-A415F/DS, SCV48, SC-41A
SAR EU 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)     0.59 W/kg (head)     1.50 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  1, 3, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China -
Our Tests
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 102h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - 624 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -30.5 LUFS (Below average)
Performance - AnTuTu: 170044 (v8) GeekBench: 1175 (v5.1) GFXBench: 6.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-G52 MC2
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Selfie camera
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 25 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
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