Motorola Edge 40 vs Moto G42 5G

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.

Motorola Edge 40

₹29,690

@ Amazon

Moto G42 5G

₹20,690

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

85%

73%

Release Date

30 May, 2023

30 Dec, 2023

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Macro Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


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

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	N/A

Expert Review

7.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Can overheat at times
Battery life could be better

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(85,320 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

May 30, 2023

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v13

OS Updates

2 Years

N/A

Security Updates

3 Years

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8020

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9

Adreno 619

RAM

8 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

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

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

720x1612 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

560 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.82 %

83.07 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.7 %

N/A

Design

Height

158.43 mm

165 mm

Width

71.99 mm

75.8 mm

Thickness

7.49 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

167 grams

193.8 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A	2 MP f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

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

8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4400 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging

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

N/A

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

0h 44m 19s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 1 TB

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

N/A

SAR Value

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

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)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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