Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Motorola Defy (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced March 2019 February 2019 June 2021
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - July 2021
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Prism White Black, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.3 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.68 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
169.8 x 78.2 x 10.9 mm
(6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 in)
Weight - 198 g (6.98 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 - EMEA
5G Network - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N78 -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins)
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m
MIL-SPEC 810H compliant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - One UI -
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 HD+ IPS LCD Screen
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.9 inches 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (428 ppi) 1440 x 3040 pixels (502 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.97% 89.40% 76.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP + TOF 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
TOF camera
auto-HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
HDR, dual-video rec.
1080p@30fps
Front Camera 25 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
TOF camera
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not 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
Fast battery charging 20W
Capacity 3100 mAh 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -