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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 |
| 10.23 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is better than Lumia 950's 74.1 global score. The Galaxy M40 comes with Android 10 operating system, and Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. The Galaxy M40 design is incredibly newer and just a little bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Lumia 950.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a better performing CPU than Lumia 950, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores. Lumia 950 features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 takes just a bit better photos and videos than Lumia 950, because although it has a smaller sensor taking worse quality videos and images, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better images in low-light environments and a way more megapixels camera in the back.
Galaxy M40 has a superior memory to store more games and applications than Lumia 950, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy M40 counts with a little longer battery life than Lumia 950, because it has a 17 percent more battery capacity.
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