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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-07-08 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Surfing blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Moto G 5G Plus has an overall score of 82.6, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A40's general score of 79.6. The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus design is newer than Galaxy A40's, but it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with a little sharper screen than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little bit better amount of pixels in each screen inch.
Moto G 5G Plus has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40. They have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Motorola Moto G 5G Plus captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus also has a lot larger back camera sensor, a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus counts with a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Moto G 5G Plus has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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