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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7, having a score of 85 against 79.5. Galaxy M40 is a just a little heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy S7, but both are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy M40 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S7, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores (although they are slower).
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better screen pixels density. Samsung Galaxy M40 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier sensor offering a lower image quality, and they both have the same camera aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Galaxy M40 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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