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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-07-21 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 431 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M40 is much better than Google Pixel 6a, with an 85 score against 76.4. Samsung Galaxy M40's design is thinner and a little lighter than the Google Pixel 6a, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. These phones use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M40 has 10 version and Google Pixel 6a has Android 12 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Google Pixel 6a, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a larger number of faster cores. The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a slightly better looking display than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a just a bit inferior pixel number per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The Galaxy M40 takes much better photos and videos than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a way better 32 megapixels resolution camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 6a, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Google Pixel 6a counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 4410mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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