Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Honor 8X vs TCL 20L+

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Honor TCL
Announced March 2019 September 2018 April 2021
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Available - September 2018 Available - April 2021
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Black, Blue, Red, Pink Milky Way Gray, North Star Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
166.2 x 76.9 x 9.1 mm
(6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight - 175 g (6.17 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU/MEA/APAC
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - US/LATAM/CA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - EU/MEA/APAC
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - US/LATAM/CA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.72 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.9 inches 6.5 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 84.62% 83.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 20 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
HDR
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 (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG 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 present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3100 mAh 3750 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -