Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.57 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M40 is slightly better than the Moto Z3, with an 85 score against 77.6. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M40 has an older 10 version and Moto Z3 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy M40 construction is newer, but a bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Moto Z3.
Motorola Moto Z3 features a display that is just as good as Samsung Galaxy M40's screen, although the Motorola Moto Z3 has a bit lower number of pixels per display inch, a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160. Moto Z3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Motorola Moto Z3 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M40, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy M40 has just a bit better battery performance than Moto Z3, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
The Galaxy M40 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Motorola Moto Z3, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy M40 also has a much higher resolution camera, a larger camera aperture and a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality pictures and videos.
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