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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-13 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+'s global score of 79.3. Although Samsung Galaxy M40 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, it's just a bit heavier and thicker. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a more recent 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1 version, providing you lots of additional features.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a greater number of cores (although slower) and a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a higher count of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy M40 has much more memory for apps and games than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 3500mAh battery size. Galaxy M40 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and images, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a much more mega-pixels camera.
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