Motorola Edge 40 review

17 May 2023


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Anonymous, 19 May 2023Moto are releasing many interesting phones since last year.... moreFrom Samsung you mean *

    Good 5G very good motorola

      Dimensity 8020 is far behind compared to 7200.
      8020 we can say a midrange & 7200 a flagship.
      MediaTek is fooling costomers with such naming.

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        • 20 May 2023

        Zuzuz, 20 May 2023What matters is how good the phone works. I don't give... moreYeah, but we're using phones for everything these days, i.e. banking apps. Good luck with security when using phone without software updates :P

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          • 20 May 2023

          Hey, body talking about bump inside another bump (camera lisland).

          That look awful. One bump os good, why not make the island fat and get the circular camera bump off?! Ugly and wobbly. design language is boring.

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            Anonymous, 19 May 2023Moto are releasing many interesting phones since last year.... moreWhat matters is how good the phone works. I don't give 2 cents on Google's updates because most of the time are just useless. I still have a Red Mills with Android 7 who's working just fine, like the his first day.
            All this hype about monthly updates is just a gimmick because every developer is doing updates in security/functionality for their own app.
            Google barely make their phones working properly and you have the audacity to ask for monthly problems.
            Miui updates are far more important and useful for the Xiaomi users than any Android. By the way: what are Android updates if not a function stealing from other OEMs?!

              Fa14bi, 19 May 2023I just tried to find how to open app out of Samsung AoD and... moreThe feature is very well hidden but you can get notifications on the lockscreen in OneUI.
              Settings>Lock screen>tap on the phone that says Lock screen EDIT>
              On the new screen, you will see a sample layout of your lock screen.
              There are 3 options for notifications - None/Icon/Details.
              You want the last one - this one would show notifications and you can tap to open the app that sent them.

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                • 19 May 2023

                Moto are releasing many interesting phones since last year.

                Unfortunately these days GSMArena just turned into hardcore Xiaomi fanboys who I never see writing about the problems of MIUI on their reviews (so perhaps it's just the users who spread fake rumors about MIUI, uh?), that it has bugs as well as their not so strong software support. A flagship from last year like the Xiaomi 12 got MIUI14, yes, but even quarterly updates are difficult to be seen. Meanwhile, Samsung and Google keep their midrange as well as flagship phones updated monthly, and OnePlus is slightly behind but still a lot better than Xiaomi. Huawei are still releasing security updates each 2 months at max for their P30 series (a phone from 2019), how about that?

                But when you read a Xiaomi review in GSMArena the software opinion is all bells and whistles. The "software support" part is rarely even mentioned.
                More importantly than what a company says about the software support they will (or won't) provide, is to check if they actually deliver on that promise, during the months and years that pass since that model was released.

                  the device are expected to commence on May 23, coinciding with its launch in India. Motorola Edge 40 boasts a 6.55-inch curved OLED display with an FHD+ resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, primary 50MP sensor, 32MP front-facing camera.

                    Super Android 22, 19 May 2023Arent they just what all AoD do? My find x5 has all icon... moreThen people would hate your phone as well just for the reason it turns off after a Minute to save battery.

                    But can you open the notifications or just view them?

                      DroidBoye, 19 May 2023IDK why Motorola Edge 40 @ 600 Euros has very little differ... moreI Bought legion y70 at rm1250 or around 280$ from online shopping app and the stereo speaker quality is the best ever out from my previous phone n20u, poco f3 and even my friend's most expensive s23u phone.

                        Fa14bi, 19 May 2023I prefer Motorolas solution of AOD than what is normally is... moreArent they just what all AoD do?

                        My find x5 has all icons with notifications lined up at the bottom (including play store, web browser, even my banking app, just any notifications from whatever source i want it to show). Can change music track from it (i know oppo worked closely with spotify for spotify integration). I love mine whkch also shows you hoe many unlocks youve had through the day. If my phone doesnt move for about a minute itll turn the AoD off too to save battery and does so if put in to a pocket.

                        Didnt realise these were wanted features.

                          IDK why Motorola Edge 40 @ 600 Euros has very little difference with my Lenovo Legion Y70 which can be bought for only 322USD here in SEA. The camera spec for example were very similar but my cheaper phone has 8k30/4k60 recording, higher battery runtime and overall better performance just because it has 8+gen1.

                            Anonymous, 19 May 2023"The Edge 40 put up a solid performance in GeekBench, ... moreLmao what a stupd comparison, first of all poco x3 GT is 2 years old phone, it cost half the price moto ask, it gets 2 major android updates as of currently. MIUI ram consumption is normal i can switch back to game i played after left my phone for 3 hours in the same state, well if you say bug almost all phone had bug even the google pixel one had major bug that occasionally posted here in gsmarena lol. People hating for xiaomi is pretty discerning maybe they want to go back to samsung J series era trash phone without any update and overpriced.

                            Currently use poco x3 GT without any major bug and maybe restarted once in a month not even want to buy new phone as it perfom good and can run any game in the play store (honkai star rail and genshin run pretty good)

                              Weird that this should be €600 and the Pixel 7a should be €510, because in my country (Hungary) the Edge 40 costs about €530, while the Pixel 7a is about €600-610.

                                "The Edge 40 has a simple dual camera setup on the back - a 50MP wide primary unit and a 13MP ultrawide one, with no telephoto and no 'depth' or 'macro' nonsense."
                                I, for one, would prefer telephoto over ultrawide. I prefer close-up shots of statues, specific architectural peculiarities and straight up portraits over... I don't know, gimmicks? Sometimes UW is useful (for example, taking a picture of an entrance to a building that is impossible to take from a longer distance due to objects being in the way) but those situations are very rare for me personally. Usually there's enough space to take a shot from a different angle (and, usually, main camera is miles better than ultrawide).

                                PS: no headphone jack is a hard pass.

                                  Anonymous, 19 May 2023"The Edge 40 put up a solid performance in GeekBench, ... moreImagine how proud this guy anonymous gqb comparing almost 2 years old $300 phone to $550 phone.

                                  a lot of stuff going on within 2 years, you get a more stable OS, better cooling etc.. not to mention X3 GT is one of the best performance back in the days.

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                                    • 19 May 2023

                                    Why did they omit 10 bit display which was the main selling point of motorola phones ?

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                                      Fa14bi, 19 May 2023I just tried to find how to open app out of Samsung AoD and... moreIn this case, I gave an example from an LG smartphone.
                                      Unfortunately, there are no new lg smartphones, and my current one is not eternal. Therefore, I am looking at the models that are most similar in functionality and customization capabilities. AOD is one of the top priority functions for me

                                        Utm77, 19 May 2023Perhaps you have not encountered a normal AOD? It can do al... moreI just tried to find how to open app out of Samsung AoD and I haven't found anything to it.

                                        On Moto, you tab the notification, drag it to the fingerprint reader which unlocks the phone and takes you directly to the App and Place to the app.

                                        Like it does when you scroll down notifications and tab on one.

                                        It appears to me on Samsungs you unlock your phone from AoD, then scroll down, and then tab on the notification, instead of just opening it directly out of the AoD screen (Atleast I haven't found anything to it).

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