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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-07 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.33 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1570 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 279 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 250, 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 has a score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Motorola Moto G7 Power's 72.6 global score. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version while Motorola Moto G7 Power has Android 9.0 Pie. Even when Galaxy A40 and Motorola Moto G7 Power were released only a few months apart, Galaxy A40 is lighter and somewhat thinner.
Moto G7 Power and Galaxy A40 count with incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Galaxy A40 has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a much better looking screen than Moto G7 Power, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a way greater display pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 features more memory capacity to install applications and games than Moto G7 Power, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A40 has a camera that's just as good as the Moto G7 Power one, and although the Galaxy A40 has a lot higher resolution camera in the back, a larger back-facing camera sensor and a larger aperture, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
Moto G7 Power counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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