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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2018)'s overall score of 84.2. Galaxy M40 is a a little bit thicker phone than the Galaxy A7 (2018), but both of them weight the same. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy M40. Both have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) and Galaxy M40 feature really similar screens, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit smaller screen and a little lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy M40 one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M40 captures clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a F1.7 diafragm aperture and a 0.36 inches camera sensor, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. The Galaxy M40 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
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