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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-20 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is a little bit better than the Google Pixel's global score of 80.2. The Galaxy M40 body is way newer and a little thinner, but also heavier than Google Pixel. Galaxy M40 counts with just a bit better performance than Google Pixel, because it has more processing cores (although slower) and a larger amount of RAM.
The Google Pixel features a little more vivid display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater number of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy M40 features a better camera than Google Pixel, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
Galaxy M40 features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Google Pixel, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M40 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy M40 has superior battery performance than Google Pixel, because it has a 26% more battery capacity.
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