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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-08-02 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Note7's 79.5 score. Samsung Galaxy M40's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy Note7, but it is just a little bit lighter. Galaxy Note7 has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy Note7, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores. The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy M40 counts with a battery performance that is just as good as the Galaxy Note7 one. The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a tinier camera sensor taking worse quality videos and images, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same camera aperture and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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