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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-03-11 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S7's score of 79.5. The Galaxy M40 is a a little heavier cellphone than Galaxy S7, but both are equally thin. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M40 features just a little better performance than Galaxy S7, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (although slower).
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy S7, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity. Galaxy M40 features a better camera than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing less light and dull colors, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a F1.7 camera aperture, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more MP.
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