Samsung Galaxy M40 review

Last Update 2019-06-20

 Introduction

The Galaxy M40 has arrived at last as the fourth smartphone device in the array of Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy M series it got announcement event in India on 11 June 2019. It could be calculated as the most influential device among the line up yet, we oblige to the Snapdragon 675 chipset housing and the feature of an Infinity-O display, which is too called grill hole display.  The main camera array contains triple cameras on rear front with a 32MP chief sensor.

The major problem for the Galaxy M40 is its comparison to Samsung’s Galaxy A series of phones. The Galaxy A50 price for $121, while it the M40 costs $286 along with the fault of the Exynos 9610 chipset, and 4GB of RAM. But it makes up for all that with its Super AMOLED display (yes, the M40 has an LCD panel), a larger battery, higher-resolution front camera, and a headphone jack.

The survival of the Galaxy A50 creates some doubt, that what reason compiled Samsung for the launch of the Galaxy M40,  when it is imposing a sky-scraping price tag, with such faults like the headphone jack, an average battery clipped to the M40 features book.

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Design and display

The M40 made its body with polycarbonate plastic. Its rear has a gradient pattern, but its curved edges area has a comparatively lighter shade of blue color, whereas the flat part of center shows deep blue.

The Samsung logo locates in the center like the Galaxy A50; it also includes rainbow type expression. The rim gets blue paint on the aluminum frame, and the bright bends make it resemble rear to front.

The rear panel is quite sleek on hold and touch which also adds the triple camera arrangement in a module, placed on the top of right corner with a silver ring over the module.

The Infinity-O display over to the Galaxy M40 presents an advantage over prior M series devices, which appears with Infinity-V type of display. The display gets protected via Gorilla Glass’s unknown version. The M40 notch has only a camera hole and locates on the left corner of the front screen, and the bezel created on top don’t get any reduction in size measures, the bezel on front bottom is minimized against the else A-line-up.

The Galaxy M40 gives a solid feel with a 6.3inches display, owning a minimal bezel on the front bottom. It is a big sized smartphone to be dealing with both hands, and thus tough to fit in a jean pocket, it will make happy gaming lovers, and live streaming, otherwise it awards no benefit. It gets Samsung to fit a 4,000 mAh battery that is sufficient for long term uses, and is more than previous 3,500 mAh battery in old devices.

 

The Galaxy M40 equips a hybrid SIM slot; either you use SIMs or delicate one for microSD card. The internal storage of 128GB for the base model, it also makes a feel of enjoying the trend of missing for the headphone jack.

The Galaxy M40 fits LCD display which comes less exciting than Galaxy A50 or the M30. We also find a backlight flow along with the camera setup and also a flow beneath the navigation keys, a great difference that an AMOLED has a backlight but the OLED screens have no this advantage. Instead, the Galaxy M40 has used high quality of OLED for display, which gives a fairly vivid color outcome and quite wide performance angles.

Additionally, the front camera placement on corner via cutout is a none noticing than a notch created in the middle, causing a problem during the playing games. This is a misfortune for the M40 to not have a UD sensor for the device like the A-series devices, where it is included as if works low. So, the Galaxy S10 like fast ultrasonic sensor should be added.

 

Galaxy M40 cameras section

 

The Galaxy M40 involves a 32MP main optic, 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 5MP as depth sensor at the rear front bonded into a capsule-shaped vertical array, and we find a 16MP optic for the front’s Selfie camera. The main cameras are the same as fit in for the Galaxy A70.

The Galaxy M40’s cameras produce less blurred shots on indoors capturing and dull results in low light condition.

 

Galaxy M40 Software & Hardware

Android 9 Pie is paired with One UI 1.1 for the smooth run of M 40 out of the box, like the previous M-line smartphones.

The brand uncovers some features of the M20 and M30 to enhance the performances, we believe that the Snapdragon 675 chipset will switch to elements on good bases, yet the weak features involve.

 

The ‘Digital Wellbeing’ happily gets add in M40 which will helps you to use a smartphone for accurate hours with heavy load management on the mobile store. The more features appear as Multi Window, navigation gestures, Dual Messenger, themes support, and a fingerprint sensor. Moreover, you find Night mode there in its interior.

Discussing the future software updates for the M40 favour, we find two most important updates, in view of the fact that it is with Android 9.0 (Pie) out of the box, but instead will find conclusion with Android R. This is plus edge for M40, because the M10, M20, or the M30, now has celebrated the Pie update and in the future will get Android Q, not the Android R. The Galaxy M40 performance area gives no nitpick overall. The Snapdragon 675 chipset with the company of 6GB of RAM, compelling a mixture via involving the hold-up in wide-ranging direction-finding and would favor for the PUBG running with the completely smooth drive at the HDR mode. Apps in M40 unlock swiftly for the multitasking draught, while the solitary visible gap is the phone unlock which don’t get fit on flagship standards like face-unlock or UD scanner.

The Galaxy M40 satisfies you via under the hood, its battery endurance rate with juice up of a 3,500 mAh battery in the powerhouse. The Snapdragon 675 is popular battery efficient, and for the phone’s day to travel with busy hours, it spends six hours with 4G LTE use. It also involves in full day mode just in a single charge. There comes a standard 15W fast charging support for quick refill of battery juice.

 

We find the USB Type-C headphones in the box, but you have to purchase a converter with additional cost, excluding the self cost of the M40 phone.

There are a lot of application and apps that could be listened with support of earphones which requires headphones as well, but for the M40 should package the Type-C earphones.

 

And thanks goes to the speaker quality, which is on the M40. The M40 has used ‘Sound On Display’ tech for the earpiece’s fit under the display panel. If, offers minor below performance than the bare speaker on the top front, while its upper limit calling volume shows less voice outcome.

 

Verdict

The Galaxy M40 cost slightly more as compared to the Galaxy A50, which already exists in mobile markets. The main benefit transfers to in form of a smooth running experience during usual usage of the Snapdragon 675 and 6GB of RAM friendship for the healthier use against the Exynos 9610 and 4GB of RAM accommodation in the Galaxy A50 spec sheet. In-spite all the Galaxy M40 is really a mesmerizing a phone with matchless performance.

 

The Galaxy M40 gets an odd edge in price section which is faster than Galaxy A50. The Samsung presents compound options in the mere price range that never it has done before.

 

Pros

Compact design      

Infinity-O display with left corner equip        

Solid performance with the Snapdragon 675 SoC

Surprisingly battery life,

 Fast charging support of 15W        

Android Pie with One UI 1.1 out of the box

Cameras comes with 4K recording

Features of One UI

 

Cons

No 3.5mm jackhole

No USB Type-C converter packed with device

Bad cameras result in low-light

LCD display panel doesn’t compete to an AMOLED panel

Only 3500mAH battery life

No LED for the lightning during the notification

 

Price for Galaxy M40

The Galaxy M40 comes with two variants and price for the 6GB/128GB base model $300, while 4GB/64GB variant price for $ 285. It arrives in two colors options as Sweater Blue, and Midnight Blue. The M40 have the additional support of 1TB microSD card via the hybrid slot.