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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| 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 A7 (2017), getting an 85 score against 75.8. Galaxy M40's body has the same thickness than the Galaxy A7 (2017), but it is just a bit lighter. The Galaxy M40 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy M40 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy M40 has a superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition, a bigger aperture and a way more megapixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bit better battery performance than Galaxy M40, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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