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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | OnePlus |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 has a score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 general score. Both phones we compare here come with Android operating system, but Motorola Edge 40 has the newer 13 version and OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10, so it provides the user some nice extra features. Motorola Edge 40's design is incredibly newer, a little lighter and a little bit thinner than the OnePlus 8 UW.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a little more vivid screen than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less brightness, they both have a display of the same size, an equal 1080 x 2400 resolution and a higher pixels number in each inch of display. The OnePlus 8 UW features a much faster CPU than Motorola Edge 40. They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Motorola Edge 40 and the OnePlus 8 UW feature incredibly similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal internal memory. Motorola Edge 40 features a bit better battery lifetime than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has a 2% bigger battery capacity. OnePlus 8 UW counts with a bit better camera than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a lot smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and video, a much tinier sensor taking less light and dull colors, a lesser MP resolution back facing camera and a lower 3840x2160 video resolution.
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