Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 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 |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than the Motorola DROID Turbo, getting a score of 79.6 against 77.9. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version while Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version. Galaxy A40's design is newer, extremely lighter and way thinner than Motorola DROID Turbo.
Motorola DROID Turbo has a little faster processor than Galaxy A40, because although it has less RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a better display than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a higher pixel density.
Motorola DROID Turbo takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Motorola DROID Turbo has better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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