Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-03 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 global score. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M40 has 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat. Samsung Galaxy M40's design is newer, but somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi 5c.
Xiaomi Mi 5c has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels amount in each display inch. The Galaxy M40 has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
The Galaxy M40's processing unit is just as good as the Xiaomi Mi 5c one, and although the Galaxy M40 has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy M40 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution and a much larger aperture to take better low-light images.
Galaxy M40 has superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 22 percent larger battery size.
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