Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-28 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo's general score of 76.4. The Galaxy A40 body is a lot newer, extremely lighter and way thinner than the Motorola Droid Turbo. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version while Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4.
Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower number of cores and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Motorola Droid Turbo features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 3900mAh battery size against 3100mAh.
Motorola Droid Turbo shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 20.7 mega-pixels resolution and a much higher video definition.
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