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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, having an 85 score against 78.7. Despite of the fact that Galaxy M40 is noticeably older than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's body is thinner and incredibly lighter. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M40 has an older 10 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a slightly better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a quite better pixel density. Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with just a bit more storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M40 features an extremely better processing unit than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for taking images and videos in low-light environments and a smaller sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with much more MP and faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 33% more battery size.
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