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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.54 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 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 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Motorola Edge 40's overall score of 77.2. Despite of the fact Samsung Galaxy S9 is way older and a bit thicker than Motorola Edge 40, it's design is still a little bit lighter. Samsung Galaxy S9 and Motorola Edge 40 count with quite similar screens, because although the Motorola Edge 40 has a much lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a much lower count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little larger screen.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a way better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Edge 40 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Motorola Edge 40 also counts with a much bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger camera aperture and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy S9 has a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 400 GB. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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