Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-06-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is better than Samsung Galaxy C5's 76.4 overall score. Although the Galaxy M40 is newer than Samsung Galaxy C5, it's heavier and somewhat thicker. Both devices in this comparison include Android operating system, but Galaxy M40 has the previous 10 version and Samsung Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a bit better screen than Galaxy C5, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Galaxy M40 features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy C5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M40 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M40 counts with improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy M40 captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a lot better resolution back-facing camera, a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures.
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