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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-18 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has an overall score of 85, which is slightly better than Moto G30's general score of 78.1. Samsung Galaxy M40's design is thinner and lighter than Moto G30, although it was released a bit more more than a year before. Samsung Galaxy M40 features a little bit better hardware performance than Moto G30, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with a more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a much better pixel count per inch in the screen. Motorola Moto G30's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Samsung Galaxy M40's one, both of them have a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and equal 128 GB internal storage.
The Moto G30 captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and a F1.7 aperture, the Moto G30 also has a camera with a much higher resolution and higher 60 fps video frame rates. Moto G30 counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 43% greater battery capacity.
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