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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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/1.70 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 has an overall score of 85, which is a little bit better than the Google Pixel 4 XL's score of 82.9. Although the Samsung Galaxy M40 and Google Pixel 4 XL were released only a couple of months apart, the Samsung Galaxy M40 is lighter and just a bit thinner. Google Pixel 4 XL counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M40, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has a better resolution of 1440 x 3040 and a greater count of pixels per inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M40. They have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
Galaxy M40 has a much better camera than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting lower quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, a F1.7 diafragm aperture and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a back camera with way more mega pixels.
Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a little longer battery performance than Galaxy M40, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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