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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is much better than realme 8 5G's 72 score. Although Galaxy M40 is older than realme 8 5G, it's body is a little thinner and a little bit lighter. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M40 has the older 10 version while realme 8 5G has Android 11.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a processing unit that is very similar to the realme 8 5G one, and although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The realme 8 5G has a little bit better screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a just a bit inferior pixel count per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The realme 8 5G has just a bit more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M40, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the realme 8 5G also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB. Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better camera than realme 8 5G, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Realme 8 5G counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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