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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.57 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, getting an 85 score against 80.4. The Galaxy M40 is a a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but both of them are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy Note Fan Edition features just a little better processing power than Galaxy M40, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Galaxy M40 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same video frame rates, the same video resolution and the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a back camera with much more MP.
Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
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