Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-09-18 |
| 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 | Oxford blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 398.00 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| 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 |
| 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
The Motorola One 5G is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A40, with an 84.6 score against 79.6. The Motorola One 5G body is newer, but somewhat thicker and much heavier than Samsung Galaxy A40. Motorola One 5G features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little more vivid screen than Motorola One 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels per inch of display. Motorola One 5G shoots way better videos and photos than Galaxy A40, and although they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, the Motorola One 5G also has a back camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a much bigger camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality.
Motorola One 5G has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A40, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Motorola One 5G has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3100mAh.
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