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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-06-18 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| 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 has a score of 85, which is much better than Xiaomi Mi 5s's 76.4 global score. The Galaxy M40 is a way newer and just a little bit thinner device than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, but it is also somewhat heavier. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M40 has 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Xiaomi Mi 5s features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels amount per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M40 counts with a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a bit superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3200mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M40 captures better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing worse quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a larger aperture and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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