Motorola Edge 40: Shaking the Segment?

On this week's episode of Orbital, we discuss the Motorola Edge 40's pros, cons and its alternatives while sharing our first impressions of the phone.

Written by Pranav Hegde, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 26 May 2023 17:18 IST

The Edge 40 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is priced at Rs 29,999 in India

Motorola Edge 40 is the latest smartphone under the price point of Rs. 30,000 in India. The phone packs some promising hardware for the price. The Motorola Edge 40 is the first smartphone in the new Edge series and comes with many segment-first features. The device takes on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G (Review), Nothing Phone (1) (Review) and Poco F5.

On this week's episode of the Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, host Siddharth Suvarna got together with resident smartphone expert Pranav Hegde — that's me — to discuss the new smartphone from Motorola. We discussed the phone's pros and cons and also recommended a few alternatives.

We start off with the price and storage configuration options of the Motorola Edge 40. The company has launched the device in India with a single storage configuration. The Edge 40 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is priced at Rs 29,999 in India.

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The handset has many highlight features. Starting off with the design, Hegde talks about the good in-hand feel that the Nebula Green colour option provides, which sports a vegan leather rear panel. There is also a PMMA acrylic variant, which comes in the Lunar Blue option. It is not just about the rear panel's materials as the Motorola Edge 40 also is quite thin and lightweight. The phone is also the most affordable smartphone currently in India to feature an IP68 rating.

We also discussed the phone's battery and performance unit. Despite having a thickness of only 7.61mm, the Motorola Edge 40 packs a 4,400mAh battery. The phone also features a MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC, which is a rebadged version of the Dimensity 1100 chipset. On paper, the performance unit looks impressive for the price but we will hold our verdict for the full review, where we will share our detailed analysis of the real-world performance.

The Motorola Edge 40 also offers a curved pOLED display. While most phones offer a 120Hz refresh rate display, the Motorola Edge 40 clearly has an edge with its 144Hz refresh rate panel. Another area where the phone's hardware looks promising is the camera system and its features. There is a dual-camera setup on the back with a 50-megapixel main camera and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera with support for autofocus. The Edge 40's primary camera has an f/1.47 aperture, which should help capture better lowlight images and offer creamy bokeh in portrait shots. More about this in the full review.

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We end the podcast by discussing the clean Android 13-based MyUX software, which is also quite feature-rich and offers many productivity and security-focused features.

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Motorola Edge 40

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent build quality, IP68 rating
Immersive multimedia experience
Capable performance unit
Clean, feature-rich software
Wireless charging support

Bad
Average battery life
Cameras need more optimisation

Read detailed Motorola Edge 40 review

Display 6.50-inch

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 13-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 4500mAh

OS Android Android 13

Resolution 2400x1080 pixels

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Pranav Hegde writes about everything tech. He is a part of the Reviews team at Gadgets 360 and writes majorly about smartphones. Pranav has been a part of the industry for four years now. Other than writing about consumer tech, Pranav is also passionate about photography and enjoys bike rides to picturesque locations. He is available on Twitter as @PranavHegdeHere and on email at pranavh@ndtv.com. More