Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. TCL 20 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A40 and TCL 20 Pro 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. TCL 20 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A405FN/DS T810H
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.4 mm 164.2 mm TCL 20 Pro 5G has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Width 69.2 mm 73 mm TCL 20 Pro 5G has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.77 mm Samsung Galaxy A40 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Weight 140 g 190 g Samsung Galaxy A40 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Body Colour Blue | Coral | White | Black Moondust grey
Body Material - Dual-sided 3D glass, OPVD film
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.34 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body), 1.69 W/kg (head), 3.33 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.67" TCL 20 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels TCL 20 Pro 5G has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 439 ppi 394 ppi Samsung Galaxy A40 has better pixel density than TCL 20 Pro 5G.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 700 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 2000000:1
HDR - Yes TCL 20 Pro 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter SDR-to-HDR colour enhancement
Display Features Always-on display, Infinity Display, Edge-to-Edge screen Reading mode, Dotch Display, 100% DCI-P3, Iris 6 display chipset, JNDC 0.8, TCL NXTVISION 2.0
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Fingerprint-resistant coating
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Processor Number 7904 -
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2 GHz TCL 20 Pro 5G has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
RAM 4 GB 6 GB TCL 20 Pro 5G has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB TCL 20 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A40.
User Memory 49.4 GB 239 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel TCL 20 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.79 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) TCL 20 Pro 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect, video bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, AR Emoji, Flowers, Animals, Landscapes, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Street scenes, Waterfalls, Snow, Birds, Text, Food, Indoor, Night view, Sunsets, Portaits, Green, Sunrises, Shore Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, low-light shots, portrait mode, Super Night mode, Filter mode, Super Night Mode 2.0, Light Trace Mode, Super Macro Mode, Super Steady Mode
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) AR sticker, Scene Optimiser, 20 different scenes, Smart professional framing, fault detection Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), snapshot in video recording, EIS video stabilisation, AI scene detection, 2x lossless zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel TCL 20 Pro 5G has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) 123 degree(s) Both phones have the same second camera lens field of view.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Sensor Size (4th Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (4th Camera) - 85 degree(s)
Pixel Size (4th Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 32 Megapixel TCL 20 Pro 5G has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.8"
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 80.4 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Face Beautification, video bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode, AR Emoji, Motion Photos Portrait mode, Slow-Motion Selfie
Light Source (Front) Display flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Floating camera button -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 4500 mAh TCL 20 Pro 5G has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Fast Charging Technology Samsung Fast Charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 2 hour(s)
Wireless Charging - Yes TCL 20 Pro 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Talk Time 1080 minutes -
Run Time Details Active online usage (3G): up to 9 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 62 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1080 min
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CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G TCL 20 Pro 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 11
User Interface Samsung One UI TCL UI
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID WAV, AAC, ASF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MXMF, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, EVRC, OPUS, QCELP, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, ADTS
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 MKV, AVI, MOV, XviD, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, 3G2, VP8, VP9, H.265 HEVC
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology Hi-Res audio certified
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, dual ambient light sensor, dual RGB sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Key
Additional Phone Features Alarm Clock, Fast Charging HD Voice, infrared remote control, smart energy saving, Smart Key, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Google Lens, linear motor, guaranteed upgrade to Android 12
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A40 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, sticker, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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