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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2018)'s 84.2 score. The Galaxy M40 design weights the same than the Galaxy A7 (2018), but it is a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy M40 and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) have very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a bit lower pixel count in each inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M40. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Galaxy M40's memory capacity to install games and applications is just as good as Galaxy A7 (2018)'s one, they have an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB and exactly the same internal storage.
Galaxy M40 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a F1.7 aperture and a 0.36 inches sensor, the Galaxy M40 also has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a much better 3840x2160 video definition. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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