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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), with a overall score of 85 against 71.9. The Galaxy M40 construction is way newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, but it is just a little thicker and just a bit heavier. The Galaxy A5 (2016) and the Samsung Galaxy M40 count with really similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a just a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a larger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Galaxy M40 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy M40 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy M40 has a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a bigger aperture, a way higher video quality and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M40 features longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
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