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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 is slightly better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, with a 77.2 score against 73.7. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Edge 40 has 13 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Motorola Edge 40 is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it's also lighter and thinner than the Xperia XA1 Plus.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features a much better performing processing unit than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Motorola Edge 40 has a slightly better looking screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a larger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a just a bit higher pixel count in each inch of display.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Motorola Edge 40 features better battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 28% bigger battery capacity.
Motorola Edge 40 features a greater camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a way bigger back camera sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality, a lot bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos, a much more mega pixels camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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