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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.77 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S7 is a little bit better than Motorola Edge 40, having a 79.5 score against 77.2. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a older and a bit thicker phone than Motorola Edge 40, but Samsung made it just a bit lighter anyway. Galaxy S7 counts with a little more vivid screen than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has much worse brightness and a way smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S7, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S7 features a really superior performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 lesser cpu cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
The Motorola Edge 40 features a lot better camera than Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and video, a much higher resolution back camera and a much bigger camera sensor shooting much higher quality photos.
Motorola Edge 40 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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