Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-07-28 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 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 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition, getting a 79.6 score against 75.6. The Galaxy A40 design is noticeably newer, but just a bit heavier and incredibly thicker than Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version and Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition has Android 7.1 Nougat.
The Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A40, although it has lesser cores (although they are faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount. Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a bit greater display density.
Moto Z Droid Edition has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting images in poorly lited situations and a camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality. The Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A40, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition also has a SD card slot that holds up to 1,95 TB.
The Galaxy A40 features improved battery duration than Moto Z Droid Edition, because it has a 3100mAh battery size instead of 2600mAh.
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