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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-08-30 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| -- | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 40 is slightly better than HTC U12 Life, having a global score of 77.2 against 74.4. Motorola Edge 40's design is a lot newer, a little lighter and just a bit thinner than HTC U12 Life. Both devices in this review include Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Edge 40 has the older 13 version while HTC U12 Life has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Motorola Edge 40 features a brighter display than HTC U12 Life, because it has a little bigger screen, a just a little higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The HTC U12 Life features a much powerful processing unit than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Edge 40 takes much clearer photos and videos than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot larger camera aperture and a back camera with a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution. The Motorola Edge 40 has just a bit bigger memory for games and applications than HTC U12 Life, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Motorola Edge 40 has longer battery lifetime than HTC U12 Life, because it has a 22 percent greater battery size.
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