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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-10-11 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.61 ounces |
| Carbon Gray and Pink Clay | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc T700 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Octa-Core 1800 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is just a bit better than the Moto E40, with a global score of 75.8 against 71.8. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better looking screen than Motorola Moto E40, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot better number of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a better storage for games and applications than Moto E40, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little faster processing unit than Motorola Moto E40, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Motorola Moto E40 features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67% greater battery size. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a camera that is just as good as Motorola Moto E40's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a lot lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments.
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