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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-08-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a general score of 90.8, which is much better than the Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a newer device than Galaxy A40, although it is much heavier and a bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater number of pixels per inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy Note 20 takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot less megapixels back-facing camera and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Galaxy A40 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 39% greater battery size.
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