Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12's overall score of 80. Even though Galaxy M40 is older than Samsung Galaxy M12, it's body is lighter and somewhat thinner. Both devices in this comparison review come with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both of them should give very similar operating system features.
Galaxy M40 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy M40 also has 2 GB more RAM. Galaxy M40 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much greater count of pixels per inch of screen and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Galaxy M40 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M12, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better images in poorly lited situations and a much higher (4K) video quality. Galaxy M40 has a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a SD memory slot that allows 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M12 counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy M40, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 3500mAh.
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