Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Galaxy M30

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy A40Samsung Galaxy A40Exynos 7904Change
Samsung Galaxy M30Exynos 7904Change

Key differences

  1. Screen: 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40, 6.4 inches on the Galaxy M30. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
  2. Battery: 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40, 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy M30.
  3. Main camera: 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40, 12.8 MP on the Galaxy M30.
  4. Versions: owners have shared the Galaxy A40 as 4GB | 64GB, the Galaxy M30 as 3GB | 32GB.

The same on both: the Exynos 7904 chip and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 7904Exynos 7904
Process
14 nm14 nm
CPU
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A532× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
1.77 GHz1.77 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G71Mali-G71

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 64GB3GB | 32GB
RAM type
LPDDR4LPDDR4

Display

Size
5.9 in6.4 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401080 × 2340
Pixel density
439 ppi404 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz

Battery

Capacity
3,020 mAh4,900 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS12.8 MP4128 × 3096 · f/1.9 · 3.58 mm · OIS
Front camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.9 · 3.4 mm · OIS
Front camera 2
16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 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 6—
6 GHz Wi-Fi
No—
NFC
YesNo
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 11Android 10
Released with
Android 9Android 8.1
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
26 sensors19 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy