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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M40 is slightly better than the Galaxy Note5, getting an 85 score against 80.2. The Samsung Galaxy M40 construction is extremely newer and just a little lighter than Galaxy Note5's, but it's also a bit thicker. The Galaxy Note5 and the Galaxy M40 both count with similar processing units, and although the Galaxy M40 has more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a tinier sensor which gives a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a lot more MP back facing camera and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little better battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 17% larger battery capacity.
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