Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2023-05-04 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.6 |
| 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
Galaxy S7 edge is a little bit better than the Motorola Edge 40, getting a overall score of 78.1 against 77.2. Galaxy S7 edge is a a little bit lighter phone than Motorola Edge 40, but they have the same thickness. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Galaxy S7 edge has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13 version.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a little worse quantity of pixels per display inch and a bit lower 1080 x 2400 resolution, it also counts with a larger screen. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features a much greater processing power than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less RAM memory and 4 less cpu cores (although faster).
Motorola Edge 40 has a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Motorola Edge 40 counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
Motorola Edge 40 shoots greater photos and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a larger aperture, a much better resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality.
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