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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 is a bit better than the Xperia XZ Premium, having an 85 score against 79.8. The Galaxy M40 design has the same thickness than the Xperia XZ Premium, but it is lighter. The Xperia XZ Premium features a lot better display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a way better 2160 x 3840 pixels resolution.
Galaxy M40 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M40 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3230mAh. Samsung Galaxy M40 has a slightly better camera than Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has a smaller camera sensor providing a worse image quality, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a bigger aperture for better images and video in low light environments and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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