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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-19 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a bit better than Moto G6 Plus, getting a general score of 79.6 against 77.5. Samsung Galaxy A40 is a somewhat lighter cellphone than Moto G6 Plus, but both of them are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy A40 has a bit better looking screen than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have a same size display, the Galaxy A40 also has a quite greater number of pixels in each inch in the display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Motorola Moto G6 Plus counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Motorola Moto G6 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Moto G6 Plus counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have the same aperture, the Moto G6 Plus also counts with a lot better video quality and a larger back camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Motorola Moto G6 Plus counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3% greater battery capacity.
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