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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2023-09-14 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Marshmallow Blue, Midnight Blue and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 (6 nm) 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 | Adreno 619 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.33 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| 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
The Motorola Moto G84 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40, having a overall score of 80.9 against 79.6. The Motorola Moto G84 design is incredibly newer, much lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A40. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Motorola Moto G84 has a more recent 13 version while Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version, so it gives you lots of additional features and a performance increase.
Moto G84 counts with a bit better display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Galaxy A40 features a much more powerful CPU than Moto G84, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Motorola Moto G84 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking images and/or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Motorola Moto G84 also counts with better 60 frames per second video frame rate, a much more megapixels back camera and a lot bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Moto G84 features more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. Moto G84 features a way better battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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