Upper mid-range · 2023

Motorola Edge 40

Name: Motorola Edge 40
Brand: Motorola
Price: 380000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦240,000 to ₦380,000 · 6 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a Camera shares the Huawei P50 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 68W fast charging

Extras Leather back, Curved display

Watch out No more updates

6.55″ AMOLED · 144Hz

8020 8 / 128 GB

4400 mAh 68W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Edge 40 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.55″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.55"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1043 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G77 MC9

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

854,012

v10

GeekBench

3,603

Graphics test

GFXBench 33 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G77 MC9

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4x 2.6 GHz Cortex A78 +4x 2.0 GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.4 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.4

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50A, 1/1.55", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Huawei P50 Pro , Huawei P50

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4400 mAh · 68 W wired · 15 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4400 mAh

Lab endurance

98:00h

Wired charging

68 W

Fast

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.2 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

167 g · 7.6 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

158.4 mm

Width

72.0 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

167 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

31% larger battery capacity

68 W vs 20 W charging · 4,400 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

854k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

₦420k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

68 W vs 25 W charging · 4,400 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

854k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

₦70k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

6 sellers·New from ₦380,000·Used from ₦240,000

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Jiji Used

₦240,000

Lowest of 6 Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦270,000

Fair for used

O’ben Gadgets Realm

3.0 yrs · 23 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦280,000

Fair for used

Athletes Comm Ltd

6.5 yrs · 62 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦285,000

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦365,000

Tobbie Gadgets

9.6 yrs · 154 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦380,000

Paschal Chigozie

4.1 yrs · 40 feedback · 256GB

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

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