Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-05-04 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.77 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is a little bit better than the Motorola Edge 40, getting a score of 79.6 against 77.2. The Galaxy A40 is a notably older and a little bit thicker cellphone than Motorola Edge 40, but Samsung was able to make it lighter anyway. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS, but the Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13.
Motorola Edge 40 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little worse screen density, it also counts with a little larger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Galaxy A40 features a much faster CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Motorola Edge 40 features a greater camera than Galaxy A40, because it has a camera with a much higher resolution, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a lot larger back camera sensor and a larger camera aperture. The Galaxy A40 has more storage capacity for applications and games than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 42 percent bigger battery size.
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