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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 13 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 40 has an overall score of 77.2, which is a bit better than the Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. Even though Motorola Edge 40 is a little heavier than Lumia 950 XL, it's just a little thinner and also much newer. The Motorola Edge 40 comes with Android 13 operating system, while Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Lumia 950 XL has a much more powerful processing unit than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 5 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores (although faster). The Lumia 950 XL counts with a little sharper display than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a greater screen pixel density.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a bigger storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Edge 40 has a better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot larger diafragm aperture, a back camera with a much better 50 mega pixels resolution and a way bigger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Motorola Edge 40 features greater battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 32 percent more battery size.
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