Motorola One VS Samsung Galaxy M40

Motorola has officially launched the Motorola One Vision (first impressions) smartphone in India. The phone was first launched in Brazil last month, and is the first from the company to feature a punch-hole display. It is also the first Motorola phone to use a Samsung Exynos chipset. The One Vision is part of the ‘Make In India’ program, which means that all of the components will be manufactured in the country. But it isn’t the only phone with a punch-hole display and as such, goes directly against Samsung’s Galaxy M40 .Considering both are priced similarly, it’s important to pit them against each other to see which one comes out on top. Let’s begin. 

Motorola One Vision vs Samsung Galaxy M40 specifications

Both the One Vision and Galaxy M40 feature a 6.3-inch display with FHD+ resolution and punch-hole on the top-left corner. The Motorola phone has a taller 21:9 aspect ratio compared to the 19.5:9 ratio on the Samsung device. Both feature a fingerprint scanner mounted on the back, alongside a vertical camera setup. Design-wise, Samsung’s offering looks a little better thanks to thinner bezels on the front. 

Internally, the Motorola One Vision packs the octa-core Exynos 9609 processor made by Samsung. This is coupled with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy M40 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC, which is paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. Both devices come with a microSD card slot, allowing customers to add extra storage up to 512GB. It’s apparent that the M40 gets an edge in the performance department. 

Motorola One Vision vs Samsung Galaxy M40 price in India

As mentioned above, the Motorola One Vision is priced almost the same as the Galaxy M40. It is available in a solo variant with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, priced at Rs 19,999. You will be able to purchase it from Flipkart starting June 27th. The phone will be available in Bronze or Sapphire hues. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy M40 is also priced at Rs 19,990 for the lone variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. You can purchase the phone in either Seawater Blue or Midnight Blue colours.

Based in Imaging

For imaging, the Galaxy M40 has a triple rear camera setup, whereas the Motorola One Vision gets dual sensors at the back. The former has a primary 32-megapixel sensor, which is coupled with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a third 5-megapixel depth sensor. Selfies are taken care of by a 16-megapixel sensor. In contrast, you get a primary 48-megapixel sensor, which is paired with a 5-megapixel depth unit on the One Vision. For selfies, a 25-megapixel sensor is available up front. While the Motorola phone might seem to be more powerful with regards to the resolution, it’s worth noting that it’s utilising Samsung’s GM1 sensor, and hence can actually output images with 12MP resolution only. Moreover, if you’re looking for versatility, then the Galaxy M40 wins this round.  Motorola has provided a Night Vision mode that will use AI to click sharper and brighter photos in the dark. Samsung ‘s software also gets some cool features such as Super slow motion. Both phones run Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. The Samsung device gets the new OneUI, whereas Motorola One Vision will run stock Android. You also get Digital Wellbeing and the Google Assistant on both devices.

Both smartphones feature a 3,500mAh battery with support for fast charging. Motorola claims that its TurboCharge feature can provide up to seven hours of charge in just 15 minutes. The One Vision also has a 3.5mm headphone socket, which Samsung has given a miss.  

CONCLUSION:

Both the phones are pretty similar when it comes to the hardware, display, and even battery. If you prefer stock Android over OneUI, then the Motorola One Vision is the one to go for. For those looking for versatile camera capabilities or slightly better performance, the Samsung Galaxy M40 is a clear choice.

25 Million Home Voice Assistants at Enhanced Hacking Risk Globally

"Most notably, the number of fake app detections by McAfee's Global Threat Intelligence increased from around 10,000 in June 2018 to nearly 65,000 in December 2018," said the report.

Cybercriminals are looking for ways to use trusted devices to gain control of IoT devices via password cracking and exploiting other vulnerabilities, such as through the exploitation via voice assistants.

"The rapid growth and broad access to connected IoT devices push us to deliver innovations with our partners that go beyond traditional anti-virus. We are creating solutions that address real world digital security challenges," said Gary Davis, Chief Consumer Security Evangelist at McAfee.

"Most IoT devices are being compromised by exploiting rudimentary vulnerabilities, such as easily guessable passwords and insecure default settings" said Raj Samani, McAfee Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee.

"From building botnets, to stealing banking credentials, perpetrating click fraud, or threatening reputation damage unless a ransom is paid, money is the ultimate goal for criminals," he added.

McAfee also extended its partnership with Samsung to safeguard consumers from cyber-security threats on Galaxy S10 smartphones.

Foldable Microsoft Surface device with 9-inch screen and Android app compatibility launching next year

According to a Forbes report, Jeff Lin of IHS Markit citing supply chain sources says that the device is nearing production stage. The details of the device include a 9-inch display, which will fold inwards to offer a compact footprint. However, unlike foldable phones released so far, Microsoft may not offer a display outside to offer dedicated phone functionality. Instead, the inward fold and the pivot hinge will divide the screen in two halves, and in turn offer a dual display interface that enables multitasking of various types.

The device is expected to run on the Snapdragon-rivalling Intel Lakefield 10nm hybrid SoC, which itself has been much-hyped and is expected to launch some time later this year. The new processor type will be Intel’s answer to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoCs for laptops and the AMD Ryzen 3 range, and targets the blurring of lines between mobiles, tablets and laptops — something that Microsoft itself is possibly aiming with the foldable Surface device.“According to reports, the foldable Surface device will run on a new version of Windows and be compatible with Android apps” The Redmond-based company has opened much of its ecosystem up for cross-platform integration of late, also doing away with the platform-restrictive Universal Windows Platform project.

As such, the foldable Surface device is expected to be based on a new version of Windows 10, dubbed Windows Core OS (WCOS). This is seemingly going to borrow much of the shell code from Windows 10, while offering a different base that will bring compatibility with iCloud and most major Android apps to the system, while retaining support for traditional Windows apps. It will also come with a specialised dual-display user interface, which will be the signature of this device.

Late last year, word regarding the foldable Surface project suggested that Microsoft was struggling to make coherent commercial sense of a foldable device that was not strictly commercial. With recent technology conferences showing dual-display devices in laptop form factors as a new trend, Microsoft may aim to cash in by offering a laptop-like usage experience while keeping a tablet’s display size that can be folded down to the form factor of a smartphone. This would essentially allow Microsoft to offer the utility of a laptop within the compact shell of a smartphone.

After much speculation and rumours, nothing appears to have come out of Microsoft’s secretive foldable phone endeavours, dubbed Project Andromeda, as of now. However, a recent report by Forbes suggests otherwise, stating that the company finally has a more concrete direction to its foldable device project, which will launch in the form of a phone-tablet crossover that opens up to a 9-inch display.