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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is just a bit better than Galaxy XCover 5's global score of 78.1. The Galaxy M40 is an older device than the Galaxy XCover 5, but Samsung was able to make it thinner and just a little bit lighter. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M40 has older 10 version and Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, more pixels per inch in the display and a larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a slightly bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy M40 features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy M40 also has more RAM. Galaxy M40 features a little longer battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy M40 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture and a much better video resolution.
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