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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 has an overall score of 85, which is better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Galaxy M40 is a just a little bit lighter device than the Galaxy A7 (2017), but both are 0.31inches thick. The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy M40 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy M40 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger screen, a little bit better pixel density and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Galaxy M40 has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 captures better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a larger aperture, a lot better resolution camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little longer battery performance than Galaxy M40, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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