Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-07 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2270 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 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 |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh 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 has a general score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Moto G7's score of 75.2. Both devices we are comparing here use Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version and Moto G7 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy A40 construction has the same thickness than the Moto G7, but it's somewhat lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a bit sharper display than Moto G7, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel count in each screen inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Galaxy A40 features a processing unit that's just as good as Moto G7's processing unit, both have a 4 GB RAM and 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A40 and Moto G7 both have similar cameras, and although the Galaxy A40 has a camera in the back with way more megapixels and a bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited environments, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition.
The Galaxy A40 features as much memory capacity to install applications and games as the Moto G7 one, both of them have a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a bit longer battery life than Motorola Moto G7, because it has a 3100mAh battery size.
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