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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-05-11 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 643 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 is slightly better than the Sony Xperia 1 V, getting an 85 score against 82.7. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy M40 has an older 10 version and Sony Xperia 1 V has Android 13. The Galaxy M40 is an incredibly older cellphone than Sony Xperia 1 V, but it is a little bit thinner and lighter anyway.
Xperia 1 V features a bit sharper display than Galaxy M40, because it has a much better screen pixel density, a quite bigger screen and a way higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution. Galaxy M40 features a much better performing processor than Xperia 1 V, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy M40 features a little bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia 1 V, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Xperia 1 V counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy M40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
The Xperia 1 V has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video definition, the Xperia 1 V also counts with faster video frame rate, a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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