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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2021-01-14 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Aurora black and Aurora white |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 SM6150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021), with a 79.6 score against 79.3. Samsung Galaxy A40 is an older cellphone than the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021), but Samsung was able to make it notably lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) has a bit superior processor than Galaxy A40. Both have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy A40 has just a bit better screen than Moto G Stylus (2021), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels per inch in the screen. The Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) has a very superior memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) also has 128 GB internal memory.
Moto G Stylus (2021) shoots better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the Moto G Stylus (2021) also has a camera in the back with way more MP and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) counts with longer battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 29 percent bigger battery capacity.
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