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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-04 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than the Motorola Edge 40, with a overall score of 80.2 against 77.2. The Galaxy Note5 construction has the same thickness than Motorola Edge 40, but it's just a little heavier. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little worse count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Motorola Edge 40 features much more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy Note5 features a really superior processing power than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot bigger diafragm aperture, a camera in the back with way more megapixels and a lot larger camera sensor.
The Motorola Edge 40 features a superior battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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