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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2013-09-25 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note3's 77.7 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it's also a little thinner and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note3. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Galaxy Note3 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has an inferior number of cores and 1 GB less RAM. Samsung Galaxy A40 features just a bit better display than Galaxy Note3, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a little bigger display.
Galaxy A40 has a much better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A40 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Note3 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse 13 mega pixels resolution, a lot smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos and a smaller sensor, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Galaxy Note3 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3 percent more battery size.
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