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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-04 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Motorola Edge 40's overall score of 77.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S9 is a lot older and a little thicker than the Motorola Edge 40, it's design is still a little bit lighter. Motorola Edge 40 and Samsung Galaxy S9 feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy S9 counts with a very superior CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a better camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola Edge 40 also counts with a lot better resolution back camera, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor and a bigger camera aperture for better captures and videos in low light situations.
Galaxy S9 features a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Motorola Edge 40 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has a 47 percent greater battery size.
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