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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-01-14 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.51 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Aurora black and Aurora white | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 SM6150-AC chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 11 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 is a bit better than the Moto G Stylus (2021), with a 79.6 score against 79.3. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy A40 is older than the Moto G Stylus (2021), it's body is notably lighter and thinner. Moto G Stylus (2021) has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A40. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A40 features just a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021), because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Moto G Stylus (2021) counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Moto G Stylus (2021) also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) features greater battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 29 percent more battery size. Moto G Stylus (2021) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Moto G Stylus (2021) also has a way higher resolution camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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