Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-25 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than Galaxy Note3, getting a 79.6 score against 77.7. Both devices we compare here work with Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has older 11 version while Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2. The Galaxy A40 design is extremely newer, somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner than Galaxy Note3.
Galaxy Note3 has a bit better processing power than Galaxy A40, although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores (although faster). The Galaxy A40 features just a bit better display than Galaxy Note3, because it has a just a little better pixel density, a quite bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
The Galaxy A40 has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A40 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Note3 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
Galaxy Note3 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures, a camera in the back with a worse 13 mega pixels resolution and a smaller camera sensor capturing worse quality pictures and videos, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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