Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-05 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A20s, having a 79.6 score against 77. Samsung Galaxy A40 is a much lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy A20s, but both have the same thickness. Both devices we compare here have the same Android 11 OS (Operating System). The Galaxy A40 counts with a processing unit that is very similar to the processing unit in Galaxy A20s, both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount.
Galaxy A40 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A20s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a much higher pixel density. The Galaxy A40 has as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Samsung Galaxy A20s one, both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and exactly the same internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A20s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a lot larger sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and a back facing camera with more mega-pixels.
Galaxy A20s counts with superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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