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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2022-07-21 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | -- |
| Plastic | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 is much better than the Google Pixel 6a, having an 85 score against 76.4. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has an older 10 version and Google Pixel 6a has Android 12 version. Samsung Galaxy M40 is an way older cellphone than the Google Pixel 6a, but Samsung was able to build it thinner and just a bit lighter.
The Galaxy M40 features just a bit better display than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit worse screen density, it also counts with a bit larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 6a, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M40 counts with a lot better performance than Google Pixel 6a, and although they both have a 6 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy M40 also has a greater number of cores (and also faster). Google Pixel 6a has superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 4410mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy M40 features a superior camera than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution and the same camera aperture, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a camera with a way better 32 mega-pixels resolution.
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