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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-08-02 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 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 530 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note7's 79.5 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A40 body has the same thickness than Galaxy Note7, but it's lighter. Samsung Galaxy A40 features a processing unit that's very similar to Galaxy Note7's CPU, and although the Samsung Galaxy A40 has a larger number of cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note7 features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better pixel number per inch in the display and a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. Galaxy A40 has a bit more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A40 also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note7 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy Note7 also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor which provides a higher image and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3100mAh.
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