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Motorola Edge 40 vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

64 out 100
Motorola Edge 40
VS
74 out 100
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Motorola Edge 40
Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 40 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.55 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8020, vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 40
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 225g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4860mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 40 and Xiaomi 12S Ultra
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Edge 40
vs
Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 89.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 40
1042 nits
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
sRGB gamut97.1 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)144 Hz186 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 40], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.43 mm (6.24 in) 163.17 mm (6.42 in)
Width 71.99 mm (2.83 in) 74.92 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 7.49 mm (0.29 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 40
90.8 %
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 40 and Xiaomi 12S Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.6 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 570 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 576 1024
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 40
1105
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 40
3542
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11051458
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35423970
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 40], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 40
747153
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
CPU224464331276
GPU190597485862
Memory142332182917
UX189760234174
NanoReview Score7471531234229
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 40
4464
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Max Surface Temp.49.6 °C49.2 °C
Stability98 %70 %
Graphics Test26 fps59 fps
Graphics Score44649860
Sources: 3DMark [Motorola Edge 40], [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 40
16021
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Writing score1829615792
Web score1552011773
Video editing78807444
Data manipulation103879984
NanoReview Score1602113365

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12
OS Size 22 GB 32 GB
UI Skin My UX MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 4400 mAh 4860 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:40 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 40
22:15
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Web Browsing08:43 h08:46 h
Video Playback13:43 h13:01 h
Games05:18 h05:25 h
Standby Mode108 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.551/1
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/4.1
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor size1/3.01/2.0
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Video quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a136
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Video quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B66)n/a
LTE category2120
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 40
89.4 dB
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 890
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 68 W Yes 67 W

Note

Motorola Edge 40:

The back cover could be made of eco-leather (optionally).

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12S Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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