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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-11-11 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is much better than Moto M, getting a score of 85 against 71.6. Galaxy M40 is a a little heavier cellphone than Moto M, but both are equally thin. Galaxy M40 has a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Motorola Moto M, and although the Galaxy M40 has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M40 features a little bit better looking display than Moto M, because it has a little larger display, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a little better pixel quantity in each inch of display. Galaxy M40 has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Moto M, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy M40 features a much better camera than Moto M, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video, a back camera with a lot higher resolution and a much better 3840x2160 video definition. The Galaxy M40 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Motorola Moto M, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 3050mAh.
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