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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-04-10 | 2019-02-07 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2270 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a global score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G7 Plus's overall score of 76.1. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has the newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G7 Plus has Android 10 version. Samsung Galaxy A40's body is just a little bit thinner and extremely lighter than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, even when both were released only a couple of months apart.
Samsung Galaxy A40 and Moto G7 Plus feature very similar processing units, both have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 4 GB RAM. Galaxy A40 counts with a slightly better looking display than Moto G7 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit greater pixel count in each screen inch.
Galaxy A40 and Motorola Moto G7 Plus feature incredibly similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have equal 64 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A40 counts with just a little better battery life than Motorola Moto G7 Plus, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity.
Moto G7 Plus shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a back camera with a 16 megapixels resolution and a same size aperture, the Moto G7 Plus also has a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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