Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Edge 40 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6
5.3
Motorola Edge 40
Motorola Moto G6 Motorola Edge 40
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · May 04, 2023
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 256GB
3000 mAh
4400 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 May 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches
153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm
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)
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g 5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.25% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 2.8 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.6GHz Cortex-A78
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G77 MC9
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1111
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3572
3D Mark High
Untested 1262
3D Mark Low
Untested 1257

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 4400 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
14h 28min
Video
8h 48min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.4
Sensor size: 1/1.5"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
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 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, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
International version
Other NFC
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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