Motorola Edge 40 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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5.3	6.4
Motorola Edge 40	Google Pixel 8a
Released · May 04, 2023	Released · May 14, 2024
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px	6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera	Dual camera
8GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
4400 mAh	4492 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (~11.16 mm with camera bump)	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
P-OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
144Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
90.92 %	81.28 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.6GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
8GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
256GB (UFS 3.1)	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
4400 mAh	4492 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 28min

Video

8h 48min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
32 MP	13 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 43	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499 / € 549
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
May 04, 2023	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Edge 40 Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Edge 40 Review	Google Pixel 8a Review