Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-06-18 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 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 | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 is slightly better than Galaxy M30, with an 85 score against 82.4. Even though Galaxy M40 and the Galaxy M30 were released only 3 months apart, Galaxy M40 is just a little thinner and just a bit lighter. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M40 has 10 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Galaxy M40 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy M30. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 CPU cores. Galaxy M40 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better screen pixels density and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels, a bigger sensor, a much higher (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture for better low-light images. Galaxy M30's memory to store more games and applications is very similar to the Galaxy M40 one, they have a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB and equal 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has a 43% larger battery size.
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