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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-24 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 487.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 is slightly better than Google Pixel 4 XL, with a general score of 85 against 82.9. Although the Galaxy M40 and Google Pixel 4 XL were released with only a few months difference, the Galaxy M40 is lighter and a bit thinner. Google Pixel 4 XL features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M40. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
The Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy M40, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels and a higher screen density. The Galaxy M40 has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
Google Pixel 4 XL has just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a superior camera than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a lot better 32 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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