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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-02-16 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Pastel sky and Phantom black | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is a bit better than Moto G30, with an 85 score against 78.1. Galaxy M40 is an older phone than the Moto G30, but Samsung could make it somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. Galaxy M40 has a much better display than Moto G30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a lot better amount of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features as much storage to store more apps and games as the Moto G30, both have the same internal memory and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Motorola Moto G30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M40 also has more RAM memory.
The Moto G30 counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 43 percent bigger battery capacity. The Motorola Moto G30 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same camera aperture and the same video quality, the Motorola Moto G30 also has better 60 fps video frame rate and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
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