Motorola Edge 40 vs Moto G42 5G

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Comparing the Motorola Edge 40 vs Moto G42 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 40 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Moto G42 5G runs at 2.2 GHz, making Motorola Edge 40 the better performer.


Display: Moto G42 5G offers a screen size of 6.56 inches, while Motorola Edge 40 offers 6.55 inches, making Moto G42 5G the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 40 features a P-OLED display compared to Moto G42 5G's IPS LCD, making Motorola Edge 40 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Motorola Edge 40 and Moto G42 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Motorola Edge 40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Moto G42 5G offers 8 MP, making Motorola Edge 40 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto G42 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Motorola Edge 40 offers 4400 mAh, making Moto G42 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Edge 40 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Moto G42 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 40 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

30 May, 2023
30 Dec, 2023
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Snapdragon 480 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
P-OLED
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4400 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
68W Turbo Power Charging
20W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.6/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent design
  • Decent display
  • Refined, bloat-free UI
  • Comes with IP68 certification
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Can overheat at times
  • Battery life could be better
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(85,320 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

May 30, 2023
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9
Adreno 619
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X

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
N/A
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
N/A
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.6 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
5200 nits

Brightness

N/A
560 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
269 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.82 %
83.07 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.7 %
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

158.43 mm
165 mm
162.7 mm

Width

71.99 mm
75.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.49 mm
8.5 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

167 grams
193.8 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
Yes Splash proof IP52
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.4 Wide Angle1/1.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4400 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging
Yes 20W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

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
N/A
N/A

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

0h 44m 19s
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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