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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-04 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.77 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G8 Plus is a little bit better than the Motorola Edge 40, with a overall score of 77.6 against 77.2. Despite being the best in this comparison review, we must note that it's also a way older, heavier and thicker device. Moto G8 Plus features a way better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Edge 40 counts with a brighter display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a bit larger screen and a just a bit higher pixels amount in each screen inch. Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Motorola Edge 40 has a bit better battery performance than Moto G8 Plus, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Motorola Edge 40 has a slightly better camera than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a larger camera aperture to capture better photography in low light environments and a lot bigger camera sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality.
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