Motorola Edge 50 Pro vs Motorola Edge 40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Motorola Edge 40 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 199g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 40 Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Motorola Edge 40 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.8 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1291 nits
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
1049 nits
sRGB gamut98 %147.3 %
PWM (Flicker)714 Hz235 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.23 mm (6.35 in) 161.16 mm (6.34 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.19 mm (0.32 in) 8.59 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
92.8 %
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Motorola Edge 40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 720 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 512 1536
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1139
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
1996
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
3135
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
5352
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11391996
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31355352
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4034n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
795580
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
1553967
CPU261116365950
GPU236263597162
Memory126830289236
UX171371301619
NanoReview Score7955801553967
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
12772
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.5 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a76 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12772

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 17 GB 26 GB
UI Skin Hello UI My UX

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 125 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 15 min) Yes (83% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:18 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
22:58
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
24:27
Web Browsing08:58 h09:44 h
Video Playback14:13 h14:09 h
Games05:10 h05:36 h
Standby Mode112 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length25 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV50EOmnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.551/1.55
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.6
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1Sony IMX663
Sensor size1/3.941/2.93
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSK Hynix HI1336Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/3.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
133
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
135
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
130
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a70
Zoomn/a95

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 60 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4576x3296 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung JNS Omnivision OV60A
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes DP 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/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/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category1820
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 50 Pro
79.1 dB
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
85.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 125 W Yes 125 W

Note

Motorola Edge 50 Pro:

The 8/256 GB memory variant comes with a 68-watt power adapter.

* 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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