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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-21 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 20 has a score of 90.8, which is slightly better than the Galaxy M40's 85 general score. Galaxy Note 20's body is newer than the Galaxy M40's, although it's just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a display that's just as good as the screen in Galaxy Note 20, because although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little bit smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel number in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy M40 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 20, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M40 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note 20 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note 20 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy M40 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a way tinier sensor which provides a much worse image and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a larger aperture for better low-light photos and videos, faster video frame rates and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features better battery lifetime than Galaxy M40, because it has a 23 percent bigger battery size.
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