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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 10.78 | 9.79 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 is slightly better than Google Pixel 3 XL, with a general score of 85 against 80.7. Samsung Galaxy M40 is a just a little bit lighter cellphone than the Google Pixel 3 XL, but both are equally thin. The Google Pixel 3 XL has a little sharper screen than Galaxy M40, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 3 XL features a little better performance than Galaxy M40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy M40 and Google Pixel 3 XL feature very similar battery performance, although the Google Pixel 3 XL has just 3430mAh battery capacity against 3500mAh. The Galaxy M40 shoots much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a bigger aperture to take better low light photography.
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