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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S9's general score of 83.3. The Samsung Galaxy M40 is a newer and a little thinner device than Galaxy S9, although it is also just a little bit heavier. The Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a greater number of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy S9 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy M40, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Galaxy M40 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a tinier aperture, worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller camera sensor capturing worse quality images, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a camera with a much better 32 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy M40 counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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