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Motorola Moto X (2014)
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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-04 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Gold | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 is a bit better than Moto X (2014), getting a 79.6 score against 73.4. These phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy A40 has a newer 11 version and Moto X (2014) has Android 5.0, offering a couple additional features and increased performance. Galaxy A40 is a a lot newer cellphone, and it is also thinner and a little bit lighter than Moto X (2014).
The Moto X (2014) features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a little less pixels per display inch and a little bit smaller screen. The Motorola Moto X (2014) counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy A40, because although it has less cores (although faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy A40 counts with a camera that's just as good as the camera in Moto X (2014), and although the Galaxy A40 has a much bigger aperture to take better low-light photography, a higher 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a much greater storage to install applications and games than Moto X (2014), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a very superior battery performance than Motorola Moto X (2014), because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
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