Motorola Edge 40 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 40 Pro Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 40 Pro
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Lighter design: 199g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 3687mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 394 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 360 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 147.3 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 235 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.16 mm (6.34 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.59 mm (0.34 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1996 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5352 | 5114 |
| CPU | 365950 | 309114 |
| GPU | 597162 | 346277 |
| Memory | 289236 | 174323 |
| UX | 301619 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 1553967 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 49.5 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 65 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 76 fps | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12772 | 7880 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 26 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | My UX | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 125 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (83% in 15 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:44 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 14:09 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 05:36 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 114 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50A | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | Sony IMX613 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 70 | 80 |
| Zoom | 95 | 115 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4576x3296 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.4 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM B2/3/5/8 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April, 2023 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2023 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 125 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Motorola Edge 40 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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