Motorola Edge 40 8GB/256GB
6.55″ OLED display (144 Hz), Mediatek Dimensity 8020, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage, 50 MP main camera, 4400 mAh battery, 5G, Android 13.
Spec score · The verdict is based on published specifications, not a hands-on test.
Data evidence: 81 %
Strengths
- Basics — 100
- Build & comfort — 94.7
Weaknesses
- Longevity — 50.4
Is it a real upgrade?
Compared against frozen reference profiles of popular older phones, scored by the identical algorithm. Only spec-derived facts — no guesswork.
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +26.2
- Camera hardware +49.7
- Smoothness +43.2
- Screen +36.6
- Basics +35
- Longevity +10.3
- Battery +3.6
- Build & comfort -5.3
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +10.1
- Camera hardware +24.9
- Smoothness +19.4
- Screen +8
- Build & comfort +7.8
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -0.7
- Longevity -7.7
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +5.3
- Smoothness +15
- Build & comfort +7.8
- Camera hardware +7.2
- Screen +4.8
- Battery -4.5
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +18.3
- Smoothness +38.6
- Camera hardware +31.7
- Basics +20
- Screen +16.5
- Longevity +9.2
- Battery +4.8
- Build & comfort -5.3
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +5.6
- Smoothness +17.4
- Camera hardware +9.9
- Build & comfort +7.8
- Screen +4.8
- Longevity -7.1
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +1
- Smoothness +9.1
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: -1.7
- Longevity -17.6
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +18.1
- Basics +40
- Screen +28.9
- Smoothness +24.3
- Camera hardware +21.2
- Battery +8.4
- Longevity +7.5
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +10.7
- Basics +20
- Smoothness +18.2
- Camera hardware +18.2
- Battery +8.4
- Screen +6.3
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +21.6
- Basics +40
- Camera hardware +31.4
- Screen +28.9
- Smoothness +26.1
- Build & comfort +11.2
- Battery +9.1
- Longevity +7.5
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +12.4
- Camera hardware +23.8
- Smoothness +20.9
- Basics +20
- Longevity +18
- Build & comfort +14.4
- Battery -7.3
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +14.2
- Camera hardware +28.6
- Build & comfort +23.4
- Screen +21.4
- Basics +20
- Longevity +13.5
- Smoothness +8.9
- Battery -7.6
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +7.8
- Camera hardware +28.1
- Smoothness +12.2
- Screen +8.2
- Longevity +6
- Battery -3.6
- Build & comfort -4.8
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +0.6
- Screen +7.8
- Build & comfort +5.3
- Camera hardware +5
- Smoothness +3.5
- Battery -4.4
- Longevity -17.6
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +2.4
- Screen +8.9
- Camera hardware +8.4
- Smoothness +6.8
- Longevity +6
- Build & comfort -5.3
- Battery -9.4
Spec score
Scores follow our fixed published scale (version 1.0.0). See the methodology. Methodology
How much of this score rests on verified data; unknown values shrink toward a neutral 50 and lower the evidence.
Camera scores measure hardware potential (sensor, optics, stabilization) — not lab-tested photo quality.
Benchmark
| AnTuTu score (9) | 688,347 |
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Reported benchmark result; real-world values vary by device configuration, software version and test run.
Specifications
Display
| Display size | 6.55 in |
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| Display technology | OLED |
| Display resolution | 2400x1080 |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz |
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 |
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Memory and storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
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| Storage | 256 GB |
Battery and charging
| Battery capacity | 4400 mAh |
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Cameras
| Main camera | 50 MP |
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| Ultrawide camera | 13 MP |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP |
Build and durability
| Weight | 167 g |
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| Dimensions | 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm |
| IP rating | IP68 |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 |
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Connectivity
| 5G support | Yes |
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| NFC | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes |
Sources
Facts are verified against the sources below; unverified values are marked as unverified.
- GSMArena — gsmarena.com