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Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy A20s Specs Comparison

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

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019 Sep 24, 2019

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm) Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/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
3100 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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 FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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