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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 40 has a global score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than Moto X Pure Edition (2015)'s score of 74.1. The Motorola Edge 40 design is notably newer, notably thinner and a little lighter than Moto X Pure Edition (2015). The Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has a lot better performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less RAM and 2 less cores.
Motorola Edge 40 features a slightly better looking display than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite lower number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bigger screen. The Motorola Edge 40 has a much better camera than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in low light environments and a much better 50 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a little bit more memory to install applications and games than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Motorola Edge 40 has a very superior battery life than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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