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Samsung Galaxy A40 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A80 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 9.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
RAM memory4 GB8 GB6 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Display

Screen size5.9 in6.7 in6.3 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLED
N/A
OLED
Resolution2340 x 1080 px2400 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density439.0 ppi393.0 ppi521.0 ppi
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)123.0 °123.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/1.2
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
80.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
72.0 °
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage64 GB128 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
  • Angel gold
  • Ghost white
  • Gold
  • Black
Material
N/A
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass

Dimensions

Height5.69 in6.5 in6.4 in
Width2.72 in3.01 in2.94 in
Depth0.31 in0.37 in0.34 in
Weight4.94 oz7.76 oz6.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.0 LE5.0 LE5.0
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity3100.0 mAh3700.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Talk time18.0 h30.0 h22.0 h
Standby time
N/A
N/A
220.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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