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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is a bit better than the iPhone 8's general score of 85. Galaxy M40's design is newer, but heavier and just a little thicker than the iPhone 8. IPhone 8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M40, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has a way smaller display, a quite inferior pixels quantity per screen inch and a way worse resolution of 750 x 1334. Galaxy M40 has a bit better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a much more MP back facing camera, a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a bigger camera aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than iPhone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy M40 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 8, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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