Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-19 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 197.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 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 450 SDM450 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 is better than the Moto G6, getting a 79.6 score against 72.1. Samsung Galaxy A40 is a newer cellphone, and it's also lighter and a little bit thinner than Moto G6. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little more vivid display than Moto G6, because it has a bit higher display pixel density, a little bit larger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
The Galaxy A40 features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Moto G6, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A40's processor is very similar to the processing unit in Moto G6, and although the Galaxy A40 has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Motorola Moto G6 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a camera in the back with lot less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher video quality and a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has just a little better battery lifetime than Moto G6, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
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