Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 is better than Moto X4, with a overall score of 85 against 74.4. Samsung Galaxy M40's design has the same thickness than the Moto X4, but it is a little bit heavier. The Moto X4 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Motorola Moto X4, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 1,45 TB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory. Moto X4 and Samsung Galaxy M40 both feature really similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy M40 has a higher amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 captures better videos and photos than Moto X4, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality photographs, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a bigger aperture for better low light photography.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features just a bit better battery duration than Moto X4, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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