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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-31 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 is much better than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, getting an 85 score against 74.6. Samsung Galaxy M40's design is much newer and somewhat thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus. The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy M40 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Moto G5 Plus and Galaxy M40 have really similar screens, because although the Galaxy M40 has a quite lower pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a larger display. The Galaxy M40 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy M40 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Moto G5 Plus, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy M40 counts with a better camera than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a smaller sensor giving a lower image quality, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a back camera with a much higher 32 MP resolution.
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