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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-05-01 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 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 |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 has a global score of 85, which is better than the Xperia XA1's 71.7 global score. The Galaxy M40 is a somewhat heavier cellphone than the Xperia XA1, but both of them are 0.31inches thick. The Galaxy M40 features a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2340px resolution, a bigger screen and a greater display pixels density.
The Sony Xperia XA1 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy M40 features a better camera than Xperia XA1, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photos, it also counts with a much better (4K) video definition, a larger aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited situations and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Galaxy M40 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XA1, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M40 counts with a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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