After resurging in the budget smartphone segment, Samsung has now launched the Galaxy M40 which comes with the same powerful SD 675 processor and is the direct challenger to the budget smartphone king, the Redmi Note 7 Pro. While both the Galaxy M40 and Redmi Note 7 Pro have their pros and cons, which you can read in our separate posts, there are 3 major factors – display, UI & price which differentiates the two; rest other things are more or less similar.
The first and most important thing is the display. The Galaxy M40 comes with a hole punch display which clearly looks more beautiful, consumes less space and is less obstructive compared to the dot notch present in the Redmi Note 7 Pro. Design-wise, the Galaxy M40 looks a little better but the Redmi Note 7 Pro clearly has a better and premium build with the glass back. The second major difference is the user interface of the two phones, the Galaxy M40 comes with Samsung’s new One UI while the Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with Xiaomi’s MIUI which is already facing criticism for ads in the UI, but even if you ignore the ads, the One UI is more beautiful, modern, feature-rich and easy to use and gets more points. Although the Galaxy M40 has an upper edge in terms of display and UI, the Redmi Note 7 Pro is ₹3,000 cheaper which is a great deal.
Finally, to sum it up, whether to go for the Galaxy M40 or the Redmi Note 7 Pro depends primarily on which ecosystem you want to go into, Samsung’s or Xiaomi’s. While Samsung’s charges you more premium, it also delivers a more premium user experience especially with its hole punch style Infinity O Display and the One UI, which are reasons enough if you are willing to spend some extra amount, otherwise the Redmi Note 7 Pro has a leading edge in terms of cameras, build, battery, price and is close to perfect for its price.