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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (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 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Moto G5 Plus, having a 79.6 score against 74.6. Galaxy A40's body is much newer, thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Moto G5 Plus. The Galaxy A40 counts with a little bit better screen than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a little bit larger screen, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a bit better pixels amount in each screen inch.
The Moto G5 Plus features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit. Motorola Moto G5 Plus captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels, and they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Motorola Moto G5 Plus also counts with a larger sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a way better video resolution.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A40 features just a little better battery performance than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 3% more battery capacity.
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