The fourth smartphone in Samsung's India-first Galaxy M series will go on sale for the first time in the country on Tuesday. The sale will start at 12pm on Amazon.in and Samsung Online Store. The series was first introduced in January with the launch of Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 smartphones. The latest offering in the series falls in the sub-Rs 20,000 segment and will compete against the Redmi Note 7 Pro, Honor 20i and the upcoming Vivo Z1 Pro. The highlights of the smartphone are its triple rear camera setup, a full-HD+ display and a hole-punch selfie camera - claimed to be segment first. 

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Samsung Galaxy M40 price in India and offers

The Samsung Galaxy M40 has been priced at Rs 19,990 for the lone 6GB + 128GB storage variant. The smartphone will be available in Midnight Blue and Seawater Blue gradient colours at Amazon India and Samsung Online Store. As part of launch offers, the customers will get double data benefits from Reliance Jio with Rs 198 and Rs 299 prepaid plans. The Vodafone and Idea customers will receive cashback worth Rs 3,750 on recharge of Rs 255. They will also get an additional 0.5GB data per day for up to 18 months as well.

Samsung Galaxy M40 specifications and features

Launched last week in India, the Samsung Galaxy M40 runs Android 9 Pie with One UI on top and comes with a 6.3-inch full-HD+ Infinity-O display. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC, paired with Adreno 612 GPU and 6GB of RAM. It houses a triple rear camera setup at the back led by a 32-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.7 lens, a 5-megapixel secondary, depth sensor, and an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens. There is a 16-megapixel selfie shooter as well. 

The phone has 128GB internal storage which can expanded up to 512GB using microSD card. There is also a fingerprint sensor at the back. Further, Samsung has added a 3,500mAh battery with 15W fast charging support.

Our verdict 

We have been using the Samsung Galaxy M40 for over a week now and the results have been impressive. Overall, the Samsung Galaxy M40 is a decent mid-range smartphone that justifies its price tag and offers you some impressive features, otherwise found on phones priced higher than this.