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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-29 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Galaxy Note4, getting a 79.6 score against 77.6. The Galaxy A40 design is way newer, a bit thinner and extremely lighter than the Galaxy Note4. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy Note4 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Note4 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh. The Galaxy Note4 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a way smaller camera aperture, and they both have a back camera with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Galaxy Note4 also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality.
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