Motorola Edge 40 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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5.3	6.2
Motorola Edge 40	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · May 04, 2023	Released · Oct 27, 2023
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px	6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
8GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
4400 mAh	4500 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

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)	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) 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

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
P-OLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
144Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
90.92 %	83.24 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)	1450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.6GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	Adreno 730
RAM
8GB	8GB
Internal storage
256GB (UFS 3.1)	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Capacity
4400 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 28min

Video

8h 48min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

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, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
32 MP	10 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 43	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 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
	$ 599
In The Box
	Phone, Type-C cable, Sim ejector, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
May 04, 2023	Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Edge 40 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Edge 40 Review	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Review
User Reviews
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