Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is better than the HTC One (M8), getting a score of 85 against 71.9. Even though the Galaxy M40 is just a little heavier than the HTC One (M8), it's somewhat thinner and way newer. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy M40 has a more recent 10 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0, providing the user a lot of extra features.
The HTC One (M8) has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has 4 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processor. The HTC One (M8) features a sharper screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little better pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy M40 features a greater camera than HTC One (M8), because it has a much higher resolution back facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos, a lot higher (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor. Galaxy M40 has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than HTC One (M8), because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has superior battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has a 35% greater battery size.
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