Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.69 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a general score of 85 against 75.6. Samsung Galaxy M40 is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. These phones come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a brighter display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel count per inch in the screen. The Galaxy M40 features much more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M40, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy M40 has a very superior camera than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M40 also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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