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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
Galaxy M40 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 85 score against 75.8. The Galaxy M40 is a just a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but both of them are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy M40 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M40 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M40 counts with a display that's just as good as the Galaxy A5 (2017) one, because although the Galaxy M40 has a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M40 shoots better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a way higher 32 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a larger aperture. The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 17% more battery capacity.
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