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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-03 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 has a general score of 85, which is better than Moto X Pure Edition (2015)'s 74.1 score. The Galaxy M40 design is way newer, incredibly thinner and just a little lighter than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015). Galaxy M40 features a bit better processing power than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has 3 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
Moto X Pure Edition (2015) features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy M40 features a slightly better camera than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M40 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a bit longer battery performance than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
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