POCO F9 Ultra vs Motorola Edge 40
The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the Motorola Edge 40 scores 6.5. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery and software support, while the Motorola Edge 40 is ahead in design. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.
Key differences
Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra
- Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 4,400 mAh
- Silicon-carbon battery
- Faster wired charging 100 W vs 68 W
- Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.55 inches
- Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 1,200 nits
- Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 144 Hz
Why choose the Motorola Edge 40
- Lighter 171 g vs 235 g
- Thinner 7.58 mm vs 8.74 mm
- Charger in the box
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Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
Overall
9.3
6.5
Display
8.7
7.5
Performance
9.0
5.2
Camera
8.7
6.6
Battery
8.8
5.5
Design
8.2
8.6
Software support
7.4
4.3
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
Size
6.9 inches
6.55 inches
Type
OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED
OLED, pOLED
Resolution
1200 × 2608 px
1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density
416 ppi
402 ppi
Refresh rate
185 Hz
144 Hz
Adaptive refresh
✕ No
—
Peak brightness
10,000 nits
1,200 nits
HDR
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
HDR10+
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
—
Performance
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
Process
3 nm
—
Max CPU clock
4.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
GPU
Adreno 840
Mali-G77 MC9
Geekbench 6 single-core
—
1,110
Geekbench 6 multi-core
—
3,510
RAM
12 GB / 16 GB
8 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.1
UFS 3.1
microSD slot
✕ No
✕ No
Cameras
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
Main camera
200 MP, f/1.68
50 MP, f/1.4, 1/1.5"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Ultrawide
50 MP
13 MP
Telephoto
50 MP, 5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
5×
—
Rear cameras
3
2
Rear video
8K@30
4K@30
Front camera
32 MP
32 MP
Front video
4K@30
4K@30
Battery and charging
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
Capacity
8,050 mAh
4,400 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
Li-Po
Wired charging
100 W
68 W
Wireless charging
50 W
15 W
Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✓ Yes
Design and build
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
Dimensions
163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm
158.43 × 71.99 × 7.58 mm
Thickness
8.74 mm
7.58 mm
Weight
235 g
171 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Aluminum
Aluminum
Back
Fiberglass
Vegan leather
Water resistance
IP68
IP68
Fingerprint
Under-display ultrasonic
—
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Colors
Black, Dark Cherry
Eclipse Black, Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Viva Magenta
Connectivity and features
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
6.0
5.2
USB
USB-C 3.x
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✕ No
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
✓ Yes
✕ No
Software
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
OS at launch
Android 16
Android 13
Interface
Xiaomi HyperOS 3
My UX
OS updates
4 years
2 years
Security updates
6 years
3 years
Launch and price
Spec
POCO F9 UltraMotorola Edge 40
Announced
Sep 1, 2026
May 4, 2023
Released
Sep 1, 2026
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Status
Released
Discontinued
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