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Samsung Galaxy A20s vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A20s
Samsung Galaxy A40
Samsung Galaxy A20s Samsung Galaxy A40
Released · Oct 05, 2019
Released · Apr 10, 2019
6.5-inch
5.9-inch
Triple camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 24, 2019 Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches
163.3 x 77.5 x 8 mm 		5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.46 oz (183.0 g) 4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Green, Red Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.97% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
TFT Super AMOLED
Resolution
1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 264 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm 		16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 08, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.51 W/kg
Body: 0.46 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg
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