Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-18 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.30 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Oxford blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 398.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 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 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola One 5G is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, getting a overall score of 84.6 against 79.6. Motorola One 5G's construction is newer, but thicker and much heavier than Samsung Galaxy A40. Motorola One 5G features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A40. Both of them have 8 cpu cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a bit better display than Motorola One 5G, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels quantity in each inch of screen. Motorola One 5G features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
Motorola One 5G counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 61% more battery capacity. Motorola One 5G shoots way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Motorola One 5G also has a much larger sensor providing a lot better image quality, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a back camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
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