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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), having an 85 score against 75.8. Galaxy M40 is a a little bit heavier cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but both of them are equally thin. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a display that is very similar to the screen in Galaxy M40, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a superior memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M40 also has 3 GB more RAM.
Galaxy M40 counts with a better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way better 3840x2160 video definition, a bigger camera aperture and a way better 32 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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