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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-10 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 163.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2350 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 |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 is much better than the LG G6, with an 85 score against 75.6. The Galaxy M40 construction has the same thickness than the LG G6, but it is just a bit heavier. These devices include Android operating system, but the Galaxy M40 has the older 10 version and LG G6 has Android 9.0 Pie. The LG G6 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel amount per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better CPU than LG G6, because it has more RAM and more CPU cores (although they are slower). Samsung Galaxy M40 has a better memory to install games and applications than LG G6, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 1,45 TB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy M40 takes much clearer photographs and videos than LG G6, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M40 also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor, a larger camera aperture for better low light photography and a camera with a lot higher 32 mega-pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a bit better battery performance than LG G6, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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