Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30s's score of 79.8. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M40 has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A30s has Android 11. Although Galaxy M40 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, we must tell that it's also a bit heavier and a little bit thicker.
Galaxy M40 counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a much greater pixels number per display inch. Galaxy A30s features as much storage to install applications and games as Galaxy M40, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M40 also has more RAM. Galaxy M40 captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy M40 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy M40, because it has a 14 percent larger battery capacity.
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