Samsung Galaxy M40 vs Motorola One Action

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M40 vs Motorola One Action across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy M40 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,576, while Motorola One Action scores 5,398, making Samsung Galaxy M40 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy M40 and Motorola One Action offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches, but Motorola One Action features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy M40's PLS TFT LCD, making Motorola One Action the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M40 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while Motorola One Action offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M40 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Motorola One Action offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M40 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola One Action delivers longer battery life with 12h 31m, while Samsung Galaxy M40 delivers 9h 12m, making Motorola One Action the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy M40 and Motorola One Action offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy M40 and Motorola One Action equally at 7.


User Rating: Motorola One Action receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy M40 has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
75%

Release Date

18 Jun, 2019
30 Aug, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 675
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9609
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

32 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
12 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3500 mAh
15W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous design
  • Reliable performance
  • Capable cameras
  • Good screen-to-body ratio
  • An innovative implementation for the action camera
  • Clean Android UI

Cons

  • No headphone jack
  • Battery life is average
  • No AMOLED display
  • Punch-hole is too big to be ignored
  • Lacks fast charging support

User Ratings

4/5
(18,912 ratings)
4.2/5
(30,589 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

173,420
AnTuTu Score
143,309
AnTuTu Score
9h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jun 18, 2019
(Official)
Aug 30, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9609

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 612
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

173,420
143,309

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
16.0 s

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
21:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
435 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.71 %
81.52 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.8 %
N/A

Design

Height

155.3 mm
160.1 mm

Width

73.9 mm
71.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.15 mm

Weight

168 grams
176 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX2

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.71/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size CMOS
12 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 29 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 12m
12h 31m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 27m 34s
2h 6m 2s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.200 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope