The Motorola Edge 40 Pro was announced today, and the phone is every bit the flagship of 2023: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, 125W super-fast charging, and a 50MP large sensor main camera.
The same hardware was previously announced as the Moto X40 in China but had heavy customizations for the local market, while the Edge 40 has a cleaner UI much closer to the stock Android 13 experience.
The phone features a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with 165Hz refresh rate. It has 1080p resolution and 2.5D curved sides, and the phone has Gorilla Glass Victus front and back. There is also an under-display fingerprint scanner. The 60MP selfie camera is mounted inside a hole.
The Edge 40 Pro has two 50MP cameras on the back: the main unit with a 1/1.55″ sensor, OIS and F/1.9 aperture, and a 117-degree FoV ultrawide unit with autofocus, 1/ 2.76″ and f/2.2 lens. The third camera has a 12MP 1/2.93″ sensor and a 2x f/1.6 telephoto lens.
The phone has a slightly smaller battery than the Edge 30 Pro with a capacity of 4,600mAh. The included charger is said to fill the battery from 0 to 50 percent in seven minutes and give you a full charge in under 20 minutes. Wireless charging reaches 15W, and the phone supports 5W reverse wireless.
Motorola will sell the Edge 40 Pro in Europe and Latin America with a combination of memory: LPDDR5X 12GB RAM + 256GB UFS 4.0 storage with no space for micro SD; at least the tray holds two SIM cards.
Edge 40 Pro offers IP68 resistance against water and dust ingress (can survive under 1.5m of water for 30 minutes). Motorola has managed to maintain a slim profile of the device: 8.6 mm thick at the base with a weight of just under 200 grams.
Motorola is launching the Edge 40 Pro in blue or black for €899.99 across Europe “in the coming days”. Availability and pricing will vary slightly based on specific countries, with details expected to emerge in the next couple of days.
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