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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-05-18 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 127.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy M40 is better than Moto G4 Plus, having an 85 score against 72.1. Galaxy M40's design is newer and noticeably thinner, but a bit heavier than Moto G4 Plus. The Samsung Galaxy M40 has a bit better CPU than Moto G4 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Moto G4 Plus, because it has a little larger display, a bit more pixels per display inch and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Galaxy M40 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Moto G4 Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy M40 counts with a bit better battery life than Moto G4 Plus, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy M40 captures much better videos and photos than Moto G4 Plus, because it has a lot higher (4K) video quality, a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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