Samsung Galaxy M40 vs Samsung Galaxy M20 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy M40

Samsung Galaxy M40

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Samsung Galaxy M20

Samsung Galaxy M20

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Samsung Galaxy M40 or Samsung Galaxy M20 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy M40 Samsung Galaxy M20
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Release date 2019, June 2019, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.3 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.11 x 6.11 x 2.91 in 156.4 x 74.5 x 8.8 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.93 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 186 g | 6.56 oz
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Colors Sweater Blue, Midnight Blue Ocean Blue, Charcoal Black
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology PLS TFT PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.3" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.9% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 32 MP, Triple 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -32 MP, f/1.7, 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.8'', 1.12μm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/6", 1.12μm
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI Android 8.1 (Oreo); Experience 9.5
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) - Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 6x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 612 Mali-G71 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 273
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 834
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 375
GeekBench 5 Single Core 263
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 959
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2361
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6438

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.20 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W

- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: SM-M405F/DS, SM-M405FN/DS (Global), SM-M405G/DS

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