Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-15 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. Galaxy Note8's construction is older, notably heavier and just a little thicker than Galaxy A40. Both devices we are comparing include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A40 has Android 11, so it provides the user some additional features.
The Galaxy Note8 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution, a bit larger screen and a little bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a much less MP resolution camera in the back, and they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Note8 has a little longer battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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