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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 13 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-05-04 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Motorola Edge 40 has a general score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 score. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Edge 40 has 13 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Motorola Edge 40 body is much newer, but just a little heavier and a little thicker than Huawei nova 3.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite lower quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a bit bigger screen. Huawei nova 3 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Motorola Edge 40, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 3 features a very superior processor than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much higher resolution back camera and a lot bigger aperture to capture better images in low light situations.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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