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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-12 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Space blue and Ultra violet | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P70 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 is a little bit better than Motorola One Macro, getting a 79.6 score against 73.8. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a incredibly lighter and thinner phone than Motorola One Macro, even when both of them were released with only 6 months difference. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has 11 version and Motorola One Macro has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 features a better looking display than Motorola One Macro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per display inch and a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Galaxy A40's storage for games and applications is just as good as Motorola One Macro's one, they have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB and the same internal storage.
The Motorola One Macro counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A40. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Motorola One Macro features better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 29% bigger battery size. Samsung Galaxy A40 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Motorola One Macro, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A40 also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in low light environments, a camera with a higher 16 MP resolution and a larger back-facing camera sensor.
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