Older flagship · 2022

Motorola Moto X40

Our Take

CPU capability matches high-end phones like Google Pixel 10a

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 125W fast charging

Extras Optical zoom, IP68 water resistance

Watch out No more updates

6.7″ AMOLED · 165Hz

8 Gen 2 8 / 128 GB

4600 mAh 125W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 60 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 165 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

165 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 740

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 740

Process

4 nm

Software & updates

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, MYUI 6.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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, upgradable to Android 14, MYUI 6.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 60 MP selfie

Stabilised

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/1.6

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.2

Front camera

60 MP f/2.2

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4600 mAh · 125 W wired · 15 W wireless

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

Capacity

4600 mAh

Wired charging

125 W

Fast

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

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

5.3

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

199 g · 8.6 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

161.2 mm

Width

74.0 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

199 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

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 14

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

165 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

Telephoto vs — · 8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 60 MP vs 12 MP selfie

40% larger battery capacity

125 W vs 18 W charging · 4,600 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

199 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

165 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

24% larger battery capacity

125 W vs 25 W charging · 4,600 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker camera hardware

Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS

Heavier in hand

199 g vs 167 g

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