Compare

Specifications
 

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A40

Full Differences
Change compare mode
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
MORE PICTURES Samsung Galaxy A40
MORE PICTURES
 

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A40

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - XT1527, XT1511 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
  HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1524
4G Network 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1527 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
  1, 3, 7, 20 - XT1524
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, February. Released 2015, February 2019, March 19
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, April
Body
Dimensions 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm (5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in) 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.9 inches, 85.5 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~437 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm) - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
Octa-core (2x1.77 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.59 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, AF 16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
Features Panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2390 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Coral
SAR 0.89 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
Models XT1527, XT1511, XT1505, XT1524, XT1528, XT1526 SM-A405F, SM-A405FN, SM-A405FM, SM-A405S
Price About 130 EUR About 260 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 546
Basemark X: 1851
AnTuTu: 106388 (v7)
GeekBench: 4112 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: infinite
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -85.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 82h Endurance rating 73h

Popular rivals