Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-28 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 610 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Moto G9 Play, getting a score of 79.6 against 76.7. Galaxy A40 is an older cellphone than Moto G9 Play, but Samsung could make it noticeably lighter and thinner. Both phones in this comparison include Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has newer 11 version while Moto G9 Play has Android 10.
The Moto G9 Play features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A40. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a brighter display than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a much greater pixel number per inch of display.
The Galaxy A40 and Motorola Moto G9 Play both feature very similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB and the same 64 GB internal storage. Motorola Moto G9 Play features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a lot bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, better 60 fps video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
Moto G9 Play features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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