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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 has a general score of 81.6, which is just a bit better than Motorola Edge 40's global score of 77.2. Google Pixel 2 is a much older and a little bit thicker phone than the Motorola Edge 40, but Google made it somewhat lighter anyway. Google Pixel 2 features a really superior processing power than Motorola Edge 40, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with a little sharper display than Google Pixel 2, because although it has a little worse screen density, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a larger screen. Motorola Edge 40 and Google Pixel 2 both have very similar storage capacity for applications and games, they have equal internal memory.
The Motorola Edge 40 features a superior battery performance than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh. Motorola Edge 40 captures much better photos and videos than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality, a lot more mega-pixels back camera and a way larger aperture.
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