Samsung recently launched its fourth Galaxy M-series smartphone in the Indian market — Samsung Galaxy M40. This is also the lineup’s first device to come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and not the company’s own Exynos processor.
Today, the handset will go on sale in India for the first time through Amazon India and Samsung’s official online store. The phone is priced at Rs. 19,990 which roughly converts to $286. The sale will begin from 12:00 PM IST today and the phone is offered in Midnight Blue and Seawater Blue gradient colors.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 features a 6.3-inch Full-HD+ Infinity-O Display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution, a contrast ratio of 1200:1, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and 480 nits of brightness. The device has ditched the speaker and comes with Screen Sound Technology that pumps out sounds by vibrating the screen.
Under the hood, the handset is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core processor, which is paired with Adreno 612 GPU and 6 GB of RAM. This is the first Galaxy M-series smartphone to come powered by the Qualcomm chipset instead of the company’s own Exynos SoC. It packs 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage and also has a microSD card slot that supports memory expansion of up to 512GB.
For taking selfies and video calling, the smartphone has a 16-megapixel sensor at the front. There’s also a fingerprint sensor at the back panel. It features a triple rear camera setup that comprises a 32-megapixel primary sensor with an AI scene optimizer and f/1.7 lens, a 5-megapixel secondary depth sensor, and an 8-megapixel tertiary sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens.
Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C port. The handset is running Android 9 Pie-based Samsung One UI out-of-the-box and is powered by a 3,500mAh battery with support for fast charging.
