LG V20 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  V20:

  LCD

  Galaxy A40:

  OLED

• Weight

  Galaxy A40: 34 g lighter

  V20:

  174 g

  Galaxy A40:

  140 g

• Width

  Galaxy A40: 8.9 mm narrower

  V20:

  78.1 mm

  Galaxy A40:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  V20: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  V20:

  5.7 in

  Galaxy A40:

  5.9 in

• Chipset

  V20:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

  Galaxy A40:

  Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

• Height

  Galaxy A40: 15.3 mm shorter

  V20:

  159.7 mm

  Galaxy A40:

  144.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. V20

   Height:

   159.7 mm +15.3 mm versus Galaxy A40

   Width:

   78.1 mm +8.9 mm versus Galaxy A40

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Galaxy A40

   Height:

   144.4 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. V20

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A40

   Screen diagonal:

   5.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.5 cm²

V20 has approximately 4.8% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy A40.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.