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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 S5 Sport, having a global score of 85 against 77.8. Although Samsung Galaxy M40 is a bit heavier than the Galaxy S5 Sport, it's somewhat thinner and noticeably newer. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has the previous 10 version and Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a better screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better pixel quantity per inch in the display. The Galaxy S5 Sport features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M40, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and 4 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has a smaller camera sensor, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a way more mega pixels back camera and a lot bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has improved battery life than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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