Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A20 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2017 March 2019 March 2019
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Blue, Black Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
- 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) - -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz & 6x1.35 GHz), Exynos 7884 Octa Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 - Mali-G71
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 6.4 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (268 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% - 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 13 MP + 5 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -