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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.77 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 has an overall score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Although Motorola Edge 40 is a little bit heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's just a little bit thinner and noticeably newer. Motorola Edge 40 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Motorola Edge 40 features a way better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera with a lot better resolution, a way better video quality and a way larger camera aperture for better photography and videos in low-light environments.
Motorola Edge 40 has a better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Motorola Edge 40 features a superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4400mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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