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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-29 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M40 is a little bit better than Galaxy M30s, having an 85 score against 83.3. The Samsung Galaxy M40 is a somewhat thinner and lighter cellphone than Galaxy M30s, although both were released only a couple months apart. These phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has older 10 version and Galaxy M30s has Android 11.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a screen that's just as good as Galaxy M30s's display, because although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy M40 features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M40 also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Samsung Galaxy M30s takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a way bigger sensor capturing much better quality photos.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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