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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-04-10 | -- |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 4.94 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Interstellar Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 has a general score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024)'s general score of 78.9. Both devices in this review have Android operating system, but the Galaxy A40 has older 11 version and Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) has Android 14 version. The Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a really superior performance than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little more vivid display than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater pixels density. The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because it has a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a much higher 50 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) counts with a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
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