Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-21 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 20 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, getting a score of 90.8 against 79.6. Galaxy Note 20 is a newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A40, although it is incredibly heavier and just a bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A40 has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a just a bit better screen density. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low light photos and a back camera with much less megapixels, it also counts with a much higher video resolution and a much bigger sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Galaxy Note 20 counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.