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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A40 has a general score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play's global score of 76.7. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Galaxy A40 has 11 version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version, counting with some additional features and optimized performance. Galaxy A40's design is lighter and somewhat thinner than Motorola Moto G9 Play, although it was released just a little more than a year before.
The Galaxy A40 has a sharper screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a lot better number of pixels per screen inch. Moto G9 Play features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Moto G9 Play features a superior camera than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same aperture, the Moto G9 Play also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a way larger sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs and a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A40 and the Moto G9 Play count with extremely similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and equal internal memory. The Moto G9 Play counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A40, because it has a 61 percent bigger battery capacity.
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