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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is much better than the Fairphone 5's general score of 75.5. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has an older 10 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M40 is way older than the Fairphone 5, it's design is somewhat thinner and much lighter.
Fairphone 5 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy M40, because it has a quite bigger display, a just a little more pixels per display inch and a quite better 1224 x 2700 resolution. Galaxy M40 counts with a bit more storage for games and applications than Fairphone 5, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Fairphone 5 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy M40, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM. Fairphone 5 features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 4200mAh battery size. The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a much better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a back camera with much less megapixels and a much tinier camera sensor, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better images in low-light situations.
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