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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-12 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 311 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 a bit better than Galaxy XCover 5's general score of 78.1. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M40 has the older 10 version and Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11. Galaxy M40's body is just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy XCover 5, even though it was released about 21 months before.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a higher screen pixels density, a larger display and a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a little bit better performance than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a bit more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has an external memory card slot that holds 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy M40 has a much better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments, a much more mega pixels camera and a way higher video resolution.
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