Motorola Edge 50 vs Motorola Edge 40
The Motorola Edge 50 scores 6.8 in our rating, and the Motorola Edge 40 scores 6.5. The Motorola Edge 50 leads in camera, battery and software support, while the Motorola Edge 40 is ahead in performance. The Motorola Edge 50 is the newer phone, announced Aug 1, 2024.
Key differences
Why choose the Motorola Edge 50
- Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,400 mAh
- Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.55 inches
- Brighter screen 1,600 nits vs 1,200 nits
- Newer model Aug 1, 2024 vs May 4, 2023
- More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
- More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 256 GB
Why choose the Motorola Edge 40
- Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
- Lighter 171 g vs 180 g
- Thinner 7.58 mm vs 7.79 mm
- Faster storage type UFS 3.1 vs UFS 2.2
- Charger in the box
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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
Overall
6.8
6.5
Display
7.5
7.5
Performance
4.8
5.2
Camera
7.4
6.6
Battery
6.0
5.5
Design
8.6
8.6
Software support
5.0
4.3
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
Size
6.7 inches
6.55 inches
Type
OLED, pOLED Endless Edge display
OLED, pOLED
Resolution
1220 × 2712 px
1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density
446 ppi
402 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
144 Hz
Adaptive refresh
✕ No
—
Peak brightness
1,600 nits
1,200 nits
HDR
HDR10+
HDR10+
Protection
Gorilla Glass 5
—
Performance
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
Process
4 nm
—
Max CPU clock
2.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
GPU
Adreno 644
Mali-G77 MC9
Geekbench 6 single-core
—
1,110
Geekbench 6 multi-core
—
3,510
RAM
8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1
microSD slot
✕ No
✕ No
Cameras
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
Main camera
50 MP, f/1.8
50 MP, f/1.4, 1/1.5"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Ultrawide
13 MP
13 MP
Telephoto
10 MP, 3× optical
—
Optical zoom
3×
—
Rear cameras
3
2
Rear video
4K@30
4K@30
Front camera
32 MP
32 MP
Front video
4K@30
4K@30
Battery and charging
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
Capacity
5,000 mAh
4,400 mAh
Battery type
—
Li-Po
Wired charging
68 W
68 W
Wireless charging
15 W
15 W
Reverse wireless
—
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✓ Yes
Design and build
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
Dimensions
160.8 × 72.4 × 7.79 mm
158.43 × 71.99 × 7.58 mm
Thickness
7.79 mm
7.58 mm
Weight
180 g
171 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Aluminum
Aluminum
Back
Vegan leather
Vegan leather
Water resistance
IP68
IP68
Fingerprint
Under-display optical
—
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Colors
Jungle Green, Peach Fuzz, Koala Grey
Eclipse Black, Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Viva Magenta
Connectivity and features
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✕ No
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
✕ No
✕ No
Software
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
OS at launch
Android 14
Android 13
Interface
—
My UX
OS updates
—
2 years
Security updates
3 years
3 years
Launch and price
Spec
Motorola Edge 50Motorola Edge 40
Announced
Aug 1, 2024
May 4, 2023
Status
Released
Discontinued
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