Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-28 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than the Galaxy J8, having a 79.6 score against 76.7. These phones include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A40 has 11 version while Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy A40 construction is newer, notably lighter and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy J8.
Galaxy A40 and Galaxy J8 have really similar CPUs, both of them have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. Galaxy A40 features a much better looking display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much better amount of pixels per display inch and a way better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a camera that's very similar to the Galaxy J8 one, both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a same size sensor, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same diafragm aperture. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J8, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy J8 counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 13% larger battery capacity.
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