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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-21 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR | 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
The Galaxy M40 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S8, with a overall score of 85 against 81.7. Galaxy M40 is a just a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy S8, but both are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy S8 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M40, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Galaxy S8 features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy M40 captures better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier sensor giving a lower image quality, and they both have a same size aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a camera in the back with a much higher 32 mega-pixels resolution.
Galaxy M40 has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S8, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M40 has just a bit better battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 17 percent bigger battery size.
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