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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 is a little bit better than the Moto G5 Plus, getting a score of 77.2 against 74.6. Motorola Edge 40 is a incredibly newer and thinner cellphone than the Moto G5 Plus, although it's also just a bit heavier. Motorola Moto G5 Plus has a really superior performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Motorola Edge 40 has a bit better looking display than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a little bit lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a larger screen. The Motorola Edge 40 features a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
The Motorola Edge 40 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much more mega-pixels camera, a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and a lot bigger back camera sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality.
Motorola Edge 40 has a very superior battery duration than Moto G5 Plus, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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