Motorola Edge 40 vs Motorola Edge 50 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 04, 2023	Aug 01, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	€599

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)	6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches 160.8 x 72.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g)	6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Vegan Leather Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta	Koala Gray, Jungle Green, Peach Fuzz

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 93.10% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2712x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.6GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.3​6GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	Adreno 720
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
4400 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 28min

Video

8h 48min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

14h 52min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

7h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 73 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

142

Photo

132

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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