Motorola announced a couple of smartphones earlier this week. It announced the Motorola Edge+ (2023) and a couple of G series devices. Well, now the company announced yet another smartphone, the Motorola Edge 40.
This is a mid-range smartphone, and it got announced in Europe, but it’s coming to more markets. More on that later. The phone comes with a curved display, thin bezels, and a centered display camera hole.
The Motorola Edge 40 is on offer featuring two different backplate materials
The device comes with an aluminum frame, and there are Acrylic and vegan leather backplate variants. There are two cameras on the back. All the physical buttons are placed on the right-hand side of the device, while the overall shape is kind of standard. Both its front and back sides curve into the frame.
The Motorola Edge 40 features a 6.55-inch fullHD+ (2400 x 1080) pOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. This display also has a 360Hz touch sampling rate, and gets up to 1,200 nits of peak brightness. This handset is fueled by the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC, which is MediaTek’s 6nm chip. The phone comes with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 flash storage.
Android 13 comes pre-installed on this phone, while you’ll find a dual SIM setup here (nano SIM + eSIM). A 4,600mAh battery is also included in the package, and it supports 68W TurboPower wired charging. 15W wireless charging is also supported, as is 5W reverse charging.
Two cameras sit on the back, while the phone is IP68 certified
A 50-megapixel main camera (f/1.4 aperture, OIS, Quad Pixel Technology) is backed by a 13-megapixel ultrawide camera (120-degree FoV, f/2.2 aperture, macro option). A single 32-megapixel camera (f/2.4 aperture, Quad Pixel Technology) sits on the phone’s front side.
The Motorola Edge 40 does include stereo speakers, and offers Dolby Atmos support. It is IP68 certified for water and dust resistance, and has a Type-C USB port at the bottom. Bluetooth 5.2 is supported here.
The phone comes in Acrylic and Leather variants. The Acrylic model measures 158.43 x 71.99 x 7.58mm, and weighs 167 grams. The Leather variant measures 158.43 x 71.99 x 7.49mm, and weighs 171 grams.
The Motorola Edge 40 comes in Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, and Nebula Green color options. It’s priced at €599.99 ($662). It will become available in Europe in the coming days, and it’s coming to the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific regions in the coming weeks.
2023-05-05 15:12:24