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Global Score
85.785
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 5.0Android 10, 9.0 Pie
2015-04-102019-06-18
5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
4.66 ounces5.93 ounces
Black, Gold, Green and WhiteMidnight blue and Seawater blue
Aluminium and GlassPlastic
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 950.00--
Display / Screen
5.1 inches6.3 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2340 x 1080 pixels
Super AMOLEDIPS LCD
576 pixels per inch409 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.98.1
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorKryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM6 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUAdreno 612 GPU
10.089.18
Storage
128 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot
10.114.14
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP32.00 MP + 16.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.70 aperture
28.00mm focal length27.00mm focal length
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor
3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video
8.4710.78
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.76.7
Battery Life
2600mAh Battery3500mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
4.565.44
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor
--FM Radio

Comparison review

The Galaxy S6 Edge is slightly better than the Galaxy M40, with an 85.7 score against 85. Even though the Galaxy S6 Edge is noticeably older than Galaxy M40, it's design is a lot lighter and just a little thinner. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S6 Edge has older 5.0 version and Galaxy M40 has Android 10 version.

Galaxy S6 Edge features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a much more vibrant display than Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen.

Samsung Galaxy M40 captures way better videos and photos than Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a tinier sensor taking less light and washed colors, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a bigger aperture and a back-facing camera with a way better 32 mega-pixels resolution.

Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a very superior memory for apps and games than Galaxy S6 Edge, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M40 features superior battery life than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.




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