Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Galaxy M12
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy A40 uses the Exynos 7904 (14 nm), the Galaxy M12 the Exynos 850 (8 nm). The Galaxy A40's fastest core runs at 1.77 GHz, the Galaxy M12's at 2.00 GHz.
- 2Screen: 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40, 6.5 inches on the Galaxy M12. Up to 60 Hz on the Galaxy A40, 90 Hz on the Galaxy M12.
- 3Battery: 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40, 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy M12.
- 4Main camera: 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40, 12 MP on the Galaxy M12.
The same on both: Wi-Fi 6 and Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Exynos 7904Exynos 850Process
14 nm8 nm
CPU
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A534× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A534× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
1.77 GHz2.00 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G71Mali-G52
Memory
Versions seen
4GB | 64GB4GB | 64GB
6GB | 128GB
6GB | 128GB
RAM type
LPDDR4LPDDR4X
Display
Size
5.9 in6.5 in
Resolution
1080 × 2340720 × 1600
Pixel density
439 ppi269 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz90 Hzalso 60
Battery
Capacity
3,020 mAh4,900 mAh
Cameras
Back camera 1
15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2 · 4.6 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
—5 MP2576 × 1932 · f/2.2 · 1.13 mm
Front camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm
Front camera 2
16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm5.7 MP2880 × 1980 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm
Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
—No
NFC
YesNo
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 11Android 13
UI
—One UI 5.1
Released with
Android 9Android 11
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
26 sensors20 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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