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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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
Google Pixel 3a is slightly better than Motorola Edge 40, getting a overall score of 78.8 against 77.2. The Google Pixel 3a construction is lighter than the Motorola Edge 40, although it's just a little bit thicker and was released 4 years before. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Google Pixel 3a has 11 version while Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a much powerful CPU than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Motorola Edge 40 features a bit more vivid display than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a much better camera than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a much larger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Motorola Edge 40 features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Motorola Edge 40 has a much longer battery duration than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 47% greater battery size.
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