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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2023-04-04 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.34 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Interstellar Black |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 40 Pro is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 83.4 score against 75.8. Motorola Edge 40 Pro's construction is incredibly newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's way heavier and a bit thicker. The Motorola Edge 40 Pro counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a larger display.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much greater processing power than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, although it has 9 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Edge 40 Pro features a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
Motorola Edge 40 Pro has a superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 53% larger battery size. Motorola Edge 40 Pro counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera with lot more MP.
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