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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 422 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 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 an overall score of 85, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 global score. Galaxy M40 comes with Android 10 OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android OS. Even though the Galaxy M40 is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it's just a little heavier and a bit thicker.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244px, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy M40 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M40. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy M40 takes better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a smaller camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
The Galaxy M40 counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 3120mAh.
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