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| Global Score | |
| 89.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-14 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Midnight magenta and Solar black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 544.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola edge has an overall score of 89.6, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. Although Motorola edge is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A40, it is somewhat thicker and extremely heavier. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola edge has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a bit better looking screen than Motorola edge, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Galaxy A40 also counts with a bit greater pixels quantity per screen inch. Motorola edge has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola edge also has a greater amount of RAM.
Motorola edge has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a camera with way more mega-pixels, a lot better video definition and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality pictures and videos. The Motorola edge counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 192 GB more internal memory.
Motorola edge features a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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