Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto Z Play vs Nokia 7.1 vs Samsung Galaxy A40

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Nokia Samsung
Announced August 2016 October 2018 March 2019
Status Coming Soon - September 2016 Available - October 2018 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 24,999 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Gloss midnight blue, gloss steel Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
(6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 in)
149.7 x 71.2 x 8 mm
(5.89 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) -
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.26 W/kg (head)
1.74 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- MotoMods
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - Android One -
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 509 Mali-G71
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.84 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 79.87% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 12 MP + 5 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.8, 1.28µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Zeiss Optics, Panorama, HDR
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3510 mAh 3060 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 408 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 19 h 30 min (3G) -