Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-02-16 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Pastel sky and Phantom black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than Moto G30, getting a 79.6 score against 78.1. Samsung Galaxy A40 is an older cellphone than the Moto G30, but it's thinner and noticeably lighter anyway. Galaxy A40 features a sharper display than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Moto G30 has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Moto G30 also has more internal memory. Moto G30 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A40. They have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Moto G30 has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 61 percent larger battery size. Moto G30 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same video quality and the same aperture, the Moto G30 also has faster 60 fps video frame rate and a camera in the back with a way higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
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