Motorola Edge 40 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Comparing the Motorola Edge 40 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 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: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,752, while Motorola Edge 40 scores 3,618, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Motorola Edge 40 offers 6.55 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Motorola Edge 40's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Motorola Edge 40 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 40 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 16h 18m, while Motorola Edge 40 delivers 9h 05m, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Motorola Edge 40 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while Motorola Edge 40 is rated 7.6.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Edge 40 has a rating of 4.3.

Motorola Edge 40

₹34,999

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

₹119,999

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Summary

Release Date

30 May, 2023

18 Jan, 2024

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8020	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.39 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
P-OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A	50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4400 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
68W Turbo Power Charging	45W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.6/10

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8.7/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

AI & productivity features
Strong performance & battery life
Good display & cameras
Useful S Pen

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Can overheat at times
Battery life could be better

Big and heavy
Pricey
AI features won`t appeal to everyone

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(85,320 ratings)

4.6/5

(11,849 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

675,325 AnTuTu Score	1,770,105 AnTuTu Score	N/A
9h 05m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹34,999

@ Flipkart

₹119,999

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₹44,999

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General

Launch Date

May 30, 2023

(Official)

Jan 18, 2024

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

7 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

7 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8020

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.39 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.1 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

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

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9

Adreno 750

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

1,770,105

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.6 %

24.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

2600 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

505 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.82 %

88.34 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.7 %

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

158.43 mm

162.3 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.99 mm

79 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.49 mm

8.6 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

167 grams

232 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Armor

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus Super Quad Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

16000 x 12500 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)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x 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

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4400 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

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

16h 18m

N/A

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

0h 44m 19s

2h 5m 4s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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)

SIM 2

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 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)