Motorola Edge 40 vs Nokia G21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 04, 2023	Feb 14, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	€189

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)	6.48 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches 164.6 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP68
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

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.60% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.8 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)	Unisoc T606 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.6GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x1.6GHz Cortex-A75 6x1.6G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	Mali-G57 MP1
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)	3GB/64GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (13)	Android (11)

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GeekBench 6 Single
1111	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3572	Untested
3D Mark High
1262	Untested
3D Mark Low
1257	Untested

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Battery

Type
4400 mAh	5050 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 28min

Video

8h 48min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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 (PDAF)
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro)
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 4GB RAM

Memory	4GB

With 4GB and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Edge 40 Specs	Nokia G21 Specs
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