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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 13 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.45 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Motorola Edge 40 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3+, with a score of 77.2 against 73.7. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola Edge 40 has a more recent 13 version while Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0, providing some nice extra features and increased performance. Although Motorola Edge 40 is much newer than Sony Xperia Z3+, it is heavier and a bit thicker.
The Motorola Edge 40 and Sony Xperia Z3+ both count with very similar screens, because although the Motorola Edge 40 has a bit worse number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Motorola Edge 40 features a very superior storage for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z3+, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Sony Xperia Z3+ has a very superior performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has less cpu cores and 5 GB lesser RAM memory. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a really longer battery duration than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity. The Motorola Edge 40 captures better photographs and videos than Xperia Z3+, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos, a back facing camera with a way better resolution and a much larger sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality.
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