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Motorola Edge 40

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  • 25 Nov 2023

Mahesh Poojary, 22 Nov 2023I think, in Big Billion Day, they/lenovo/motorola sold all ... moreHard to believe Motorola would release a phone at £529rrp without ANY GG protection.
The battery issues on this model are bad enough and unacceptable but to have zero GG protection is shocking, incompetent and an embarrassment. You can always rely on Motorola to screw up big time. So many other handsets offering way better value for money than this. AVOID.

    GrimReaper0210, 21 Nov 2023Looks like u received a defective one, am using the mobile ... moreI think, in Big Billion Day, they/lenovo/motorola sold all defective battery handset to everyone giving 5K discount :-)

      GrimReaper0210, 21 Nov 2023Looks like u received a defective one, am using the mobile ... moreYes, you are right. I got defective battery handset. I sent mobile to service center two times, finally they agreed the defect and change the battery. After changing battery
      * Now battery charge comes almost a day if we use it moderately.
      * in idle time now it is reducing 1% battery charge for every 2 hours idle time.
      * Now for 1% battery also handset is in on condition. Earlier for 6% also it is getting switched off and it was draining 1% in idle time for every 5 sec if battery is below 20%. Now this problem is not there.
      * Heating problem is also reduced. Today I tested video call for 1 and half an hour, temperature raised to 38C. Earlier it was raised to 43C for 45min. Temperatures checked in Device Help app.

      Looks like motorola is getting defective batteries for bulk order (bribe :-). Because in Flipkart and in Amazon and in youtube, there are many similar complaints on heating and draining issues. I did not expect this much issue because I had used motorola mobile 10 years back. May be otherwise, they did not tested properly before selling handset.

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        Mahesh Poojary, 14 Nov 2023Do not purchase Moto Edge 40. My Moto Edge 40 is having bel... moreLooks like u received a defective one, am using the mobile for past 5 months and it works perfectly fine.. and it shuts down only when battery drops to 1 or 2%. Not facing any heating issues for now... and the mobile is buttery smooth..

          Motorola should use proper chipset to consume less power and reduce heating issue. Mainly it consumes more power on video watching, video call and etc. Check this battery test:
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kH2-EvpKNE&list=PLM_pytwnf4jrgj0c4lEyoFgRvoleW9XXp&index=10&t=5s

            Kujtim Zymeri , 18 Nov 2023And i have Xperia XZ2 a king itself. Battery 2 days moder... moreAll less than 20K devices are really having good battery backup if they have 5K MAH battery.
            Some higher processor/hardware consumes more power/battery like Moto Edge 40. I could not understand why Galaxy S23 processor/hardware consumes less power.

              But I have forgotten to say, for moderate use, need to charge two times a day :-(

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                Mahesh Poojary, 14 Nov 2023Do not purchase Moto Edge 40. My Moto Edge 40 is having bel... moreAnd i have Xperia XZ2 a king itself.
                Battery 2 days moderta use and 19h heavy use.
                Better take Sony.

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                  • 18 Nov 2023

                  Mahesh Poojary, 14 Nov 2023Do not purchase Moto Edge 40. My Moto Edge 40 is having bel... moreIf what you're telling is true, it looks like you've got a defective piece.

                    Do not purchase Moto Edge 40. My Moto Edge 40 is having below issues.
                    * Too much heating issue (temperature 42C) during watching video (youtube), zoom meeting (temperature 43C). Unable to hold. Normal temperature most of the time is 36C.
                    * Battery draining issue. After 15 days usage, now, it is getting shutting down at 20% battery. This is the worst experience of me.
                    * I sent mobile to motorola (lenovo) service, but they said it is common issue.
                    'I am disappointed after purchasing this mobile. There is no return policy in flipkart. They put return policy, but when we process it, it gives error. Customer care also ask us to contact motorola customer care due to this issue.
                    I recommend not to purchase this mobile. There is similar spec in other mobile too. If any mobile having fast charging (more than 30W), heating issue, draining issue then do not purchase those mobiles.

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                      • 13 Nov 2023

                      irfanomee, 13 Nov 2023Go for A54, Shockingly Good Battery life for an Exynos Chip... moreTo be honest, I don't care about camera, but yeah maybe I'm picking A54 for battery life.

                        DSLR, 06 Nov 2023I'm wondering if I should pick this one, or maybe go w... moreGo for A54, Shockingly Good Battery life for an Exynos Chipset. Camera also higly satisfactory.

                          Mahesh Poojary, 09 Nov 2023When I got MotoEdge40, I was very happy about the design. M... morerecommended Realme 11 Pro+, not redmi. It is my mistake. Unable to modify my comment.
                          It does not have these issues. But it does not have dust/water resistant option.

                          The issue may be because of processor or hardware issue.

                            Mahesh Poojary, 09 Nov 2023When I got MotoEdge40, I was very happy about the design. M... morerecommended Realme 11 Pro+, not redmi. It is my mistake. Unable to modify my comment.
                            It does not have these issues. But it does not have dust/water resistant option.

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                              Mahesh Poojary, 09 Nov 2023When I got MotoEdge40, I was very happy about the design. M... morethanks by your review.

                                When I got MotoEdge40, I was very happy about the design. My friends are impressed on the design.
                                But...

                                Pros:
                                * Slim: small mobile. easy to keep it in pocket.
                                * Build quality is really great(aluminum frame) (5/5). Better take rubber with plastic or rubber with silicon back cover.
                                * speaker is really really great (5/5)
                                * GPS works well.
                                * Fast charging (5/5). Really works well. 68W wired charging is very fast, but it may kill battery life.
                                There is over charge detecting option, that works well. Optmized charging option also available.
                                * Fingerprint really greate (5/5)
                                * Camera is ok (4/5), not that great.
                                * IP68: water resistence up to 1.5m
                                * eSim: I didnot feel great (internet speed wise). If want to unconfigure (if want to use SIM in eSim not supported mobile), need to contact service provider. This is headache.
                                Cons:
                                * Initially when mobile starts, it heats a lot 43C, you feel uncomfortable. Because of installation of many apps. First two days, drains also fast because of this installation.
                                * Battery (4400mAh). Not even comes whole day for moderate use. 5000mAh would have been better. After full charge, initially it drains very very fast.
                                Need to charge daily 2 times for moderate usage.
                                * Heating Issue. If use Zoom Meeting (45min) it heated up to 43C. I tried for return the mobile. But there is no return back option. Only replacement,
                                but that replacement option also throws error if you try even before 7 days (I did). Called flipkart, they said, that option throws error, so contact motorola center.
                                I contacted motorola center (customer care 18004196686, WhatsApp 8067916686), they took mobile and kept one day and said, it is working fine. That means, this is common issue.
                                Video, GPS usage also mobile gets heats up.
                                They said, if temperature exceeds 45C then it is an issue.
                                * Needs improvement on camera.
                                Conclusion:
                                * If want good nice, slim, small attractive good specification design mobile, then take it.
                                * If Battery and Heating is your concern then do not take. Go for redmi note 11 pro for this price range.
                                Why I didnot purchase these mobiles because of excluding IP68, slim mobile. Actually I didnot expect this much heating and draining issue.
                                * Why I put this much explanation becuase, let motorola bring up new version excluding above cons.

                                  Anonymous, 08 Nov 2023You wrote whole pages of essay but no mention of its batter... moreActually, I dictated my remarks :) Frankly, I do not know the answer to your question. I plug the charger into the phone every day when I am going to sleep (and it is an A41 15W charger because it suffices and the 68W original charger will be used as a travel charger because as opposed to home use when traveling sometimes I may need to charge quickly). So far, I have never needed to charge during the day; in the evening there is 20-60% of battery power left. There is no monitoring of SOT performance of the battery in the settings but this is covered in the GSMArena review of the phone. Even more surprisingly there is no option to see the current RAM use (Android 13 peculiarity?) - there is only reported the use averaged over the last 3 hours (which is more useful, but I'd like to have both information).

                                    Downhunter, 06 Nov 2023I have been using the phone for about a month, when choosin... moreYou wrote: Perhaps it would be possible to build a camera in a phone that has a variable aperture size, I'm not talking about the aperture adjusted in several steps like in regular standalone cameras, but about two possibilities: an aperture of f/1.4 for portrait photos, etc., cutting out the photographed object from the background, and an aperture of a higher value at which distortions and blurriness in the corners disappear and the depth of field increases, for photographic notes/documentary photos.

                                    Yes it is possible. Xiaomi 13 Ultra has a main camera with selectable diaphragm f/1.9 or f/4.0 and Xiaomi 14 pro is going to have f/1.4-f/4.0. But those phones cost double or rather triple the price of Edge 40 and are really very heavy. I hope the f/1.4 or less with the additional diaphragm of about f/4 for document photography will soon go down to midrange phones. Photos taken with f/1.4 look really great and the effect cannot be always simulated by software. For the fine details like hair or coarser ones like frames of glasses, even the most expensive Apples and Samsungs blur them together with the background.

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                                      Downhunter, 06 Nov 2023Since I already noted my other remarks I paste them as a co... moreYou wrote whole pages of essay but no mention of its battery performance... How much screen-on time this phone offers, SOT.. on one single full charge.. i.e. if charged 100% how many hours phone will run using apps like chrome, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, camera recording, gaming etc.. till the phone goes to 2-4% of charge level about to getting switched off.

                                      You can see screen on time in battery section somewhere in settings

                                        Downhunter, 06 Nov 2023I have been using the phone for about a month, when choosin... moreSince I already noted my other remarks I paste them as a comment to the comment (sadly I do not know how to enter a user review on GSM Arena) so:

                                        Okay, a phone is not just a camera, so it's time for other remarks.

                                        The eco-leather looks nice and is certainly more practical than the glass back, which breaks, but it is not very solid - I use the phone with the back cover on and after a few weeks, abrasions are visible on the corners.

                                        The bundled back cover is solid and does not increase the phone width because it does not overlap the sides. Mine sticks out slightly from the back of the phone, as a result the phone's back collects a lot of dust and the double-knock gesture on the back of the phone does not work.

                                        The phone gets warm under load, but it works consistently - it doesn't bother me, in the Samsung A41 it was the other way around (when using maps, the phone got warm and to cool down it switched Google Maps to night mode and killed applications in the background, which bothered me a lot).

                                        The screen scratches easily (according to other reviews) - I didn't wait for scratches and bought a foil for $8 which solved the problem (0 scratches after a month of carrying it in my pocket), such foil should be installed at the factory.

                                        In Poland, recording of telephone calls does not work either through a dedicated application or through an application added by the manufacturer and advertised as enabling call recording. What's worse, using the microphone during a conversation for purposes other than the conversation, for example, dictating something and writing down the dictated note, does not work. I understand that recording calls is not allowed everywhere, but in Poland private persons are allowed to record calls, so completely blocking the possibility of recording makes no sense, actually, it is double nonsense because some other phones, such as Xiaomi, allow you to record sound during calls without any difficulties or an additional application.

                                        Even though I have large hands, it often happens that I lack half a centimeter or 1 cm to reach some interface element at the top of the screen with my thumb. So the phone is 1 cm too long, it could be a centimeter shorter and a little thicker, then there would probably be room for a slightly larger battery and the whole thing would be more handy and would not have to be heavier because of being shorter (and the smaller screen would consume less power).

                                        And a few of the final remarks of a recent Samsung A41 owner. There it also was not possible to record calls and it also was too long by 1 cm. On Samsung it was very annoying to delete longer text - when holding the delete button, after deleting a certain number of letters, whole words began to be deleted very quickly, which usually led to deleting too much text, on Moto only letters are deleted. A few small things were better in Samsung - widgets for individual alarm clocks could be placed on the start screen, the clock (hours and minutes separately) could be changed by scrolling the time instead of entering it via keyboard, in the photo gallery you could jump to the next/previous photo by scrolling the photo even when it was enlarged (in Google Photos it must be reduced), and double tapping on the blank screen acted as pressing the power button (the phone was locked with a certain delay after switching the screen off so double tap right after darkening of the screen returned to the unlocked mode). The only thing I really miss is this last function. I've been using my phone for a few weeks now and all the time when the screen goes off I tap on the screen because it was very intuitive and convenient, especially when the phone is on the table in front of me. If anyone from Motorola is reading this, please buy this patent from Samsung and include it in the next software update. And if you add a shutter to the main camera, fix the shutter release function of the volume button and shorten the phone by 1 cm (it can be thicker), I will pay for such a model as for a flagship.

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