Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Galaxy Note8
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy A40 uses the Exynos 7904 (14 nm), the Galaxy Note8 the Exynos 8895 (10 nm). The Galaxy A40's fastest core runs at 1.77 GHz, the Galaxy Note8's at 2.31 GHz.
- 2Screen: 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40, 8.5 inches on the Galaxy Note8. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
- 3Battery: 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40, 3,300 mAh on the Galaxy Note8.
- 4Main camera: 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40, 12.2 MP on the Galaxy Note8.
The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Exynos 7904Exynos 8895Process
14 nm10 nm
CPU
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A534× 2.31 GHz Mongoose M2
4× 1.69 GHz Cortex-A53
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A534× 2.31 GHz Mongoose M2
4× 1.69 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
1.77 GHz2.31 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G71Mali-G71
Memory
Versions seen
4GB | 64GB6GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4LPDDR4X
Display
Size
5.9 in8.5 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401440 × 2960
Pixel density
439 ppi388 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz
HDR
—HDR10
Battery
Capacity
3,020 mAh3,300 mAh
Cameras
Back camera
15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.7 · 4.3 mm · OIS
Front camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.7 · 2.95 mm
Front camera 2
16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm—
Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6—
6 GHz Wi-Fi
No—
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 11Android 9
Released with
Android 9Android 7.1
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
26 sensors36 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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