Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-15 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 431 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.33 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Samsung Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A41's general score of 81.7. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A41 has Android 11 version. Samsung Galaxy M40 is a a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy A41, but both are equally thin.
Samsung Galaxy A41 features a bit better screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Galaxy M40 has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A41, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M40 also has more internal storage.
Galaxy M40 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A41, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M40 also has 2 GB more RAM. Galaxy M40 has a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery performance in Samsung Galaxy A41. The Samsung Galaxy A41 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light captures, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A41 also counts with a much larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and a camera with way more mega-pixels.
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