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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 has an overall score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star's 73.1 score. The Motorola Edge 40 is a notably newer cellphone, and it is also just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star. These devices use Android OS, but Motorola Edge 40 has an older 13 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a larger display and a much greater number of pixels per inch of screen. The Motorola Edge 40 features just a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has an extremely better processing unit than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 6 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Motorola Edge 40 has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and videos, a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Motorola Edge 40 has improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
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