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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 13 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 40 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia Z2, having a general score of 77.2 against 72.9. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Edge 40 has 13 version and Sony Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4. Motorola Edge 40 is a way newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than Sony Xperia Z2, although it's also a little bit heavier.
The Xperia Z2 counts with a bit more vivid display than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a really smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a quite higher pixel quantity per display inch. Motorola Edge 40 counts with a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z2, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Sony Xperia Z2 counts with a much greater hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a GPU. The Motorola Edge 40 features a superior battery performance than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
Motorola Edge 40 has a much better camera than Xperia Z2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot larger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a back-facing camera with a much higher 50 megapixels resolution and a much larger camera aperture.
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