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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-04 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 411 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 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Edge 40's 77.2 overall score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) design has the same thickness than Motorola Edge 40, but it's just a little heavier. The Motorola Edge 40 features a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a way better processing power than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Edge 40, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with improved battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity. The Motorola Edge 40 takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a lot higher (4K) video definition, a back facing camera with way more mega pixels, a bigger camera aperture to take better photos in low light environments and a way larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and pictures.
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