Upper mid-range · 2023

Motorola Edge 40

Name: Motorola Edge 40
Brand: Motorola
Price: 420000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦250,000 to ₦420,000 · 8 sellers·Last checked just now

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with 68W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength 68W fast charging, AMOLED screen

6.55″ AMOLED · 144Hz

Dimensity 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

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: RAW, Night mode, laser AF

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

Supported

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

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How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

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 15 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

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

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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

4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

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Where to buy

8 sellers·New from ₦420,000·Used from ₦250,000

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