Motorola Edge 40 vs Honor X9B

Comparing the Motorola Edge 40 vs Honor X9B across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 40 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,618, while Honor X9B scores 2,764, making Motorola Edge 40 the better performer.

Display: Honor X9B offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Motorola Edge 40 offers 6.55 inches, making Honor X9B the larger display of the two. Honor X9B features a AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 40's P-OLED, making Honor X9B the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor X9B offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Motorola Edge 40 offers 50 MP, making Honor X9B better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor X9B offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 40 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor X9B delivers longer battery life with 13h 12m, while Motorola Edge 40 delivers 9h 05m, making Honor X9B the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Motorola Edge 40 and Honor X9B offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 40 receives a higher expert rating of 7.6 from the editorial team, while Honor X9B is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Motorola Edge 40 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Honor X9B has a rating of 4.1.

Motorola Edge 40

₹29,490

@ Amazon

Honor X9B

₹21,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

30 May, 2023

16 Feb, 2024

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8020	4nm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 + 8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
P-OLED	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1200x2652 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


4400 mAh	5800 mAh	6000 mAh
68W Turbo Power Charging	35W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.6/10

Read Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Excellent design
Decent display
Refined, bloat-free UI
Comes with IP68 certification

Sturdy, stylish, premium-looking
Lovely screen
Respectable battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Can overheat at times
Battery life could be better

Extremely slow charging speeds
Cameras could have been better

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(85,320 ratings)

4.1/5

(788 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

675,325 AnTuTu Score	494,241 AnTuTu Score	N/A
9h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

May 30, 2023

(Official)

Feb 16, 2024

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Magic UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8020

4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9

Adreno 710

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB

8 + 8 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

675,325

494,241

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

22.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

2.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.6 %

8.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1200x2652 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.9:9

20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

429 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.82 %

89.85 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.7 %

92.8 %

N/A

Design

Height

158.43 mm

163.6 mm

164.4 mm

Width

71.99 mm

75.5 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.49 mm

7.98 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

167 grams

185 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Splash proof IP53

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.4 Wide Angle1/1.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size

108 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

12000 x 9000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4400 mAh

5800 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 35W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 05m

13h 12m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 44m 19s

1h 40m 5s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.26 W/kg

Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.83 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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