Motorola will launch the Moto Edge 40 Pro in Europe in the coming days and will soon make it available in South America as well. The base model has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and costs €900 / £800. That’s less than you’d pay for a Galaxy S23+ from Samsung.
And the Motorola has some advantages. For example, its 6.67-inch OLED display is a 10-bit panel with a 165Hz refresh rate. It doesn’t have a QHD+ resolution (it’s FHD+) and it’s not an LTPO panel, but so is the Samsung. .
Both phones are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, but as we’ve already mentioned, the Moto has more RAM. You can’t even get 12GB on the Galaxy even if you were willing to pay extra. In addition, the almost available Android will be updated 4 times and the phone is looking into 5 years of security patches. Extended software support has been one of the biggest strengths of Galaxy phones, and Motorola aims to match them.
The main 50MP cameras on both are pretty similar (1.0µm pixels, OIS), the Moto comes ahead with a 50MP ultra-wide angle module (vs. 12MP) but falls behind with a 2x12MP camera ( compared to 3x 10MP). The 60MP selfie cam looks good on paper but lacks autofocus.
Finally, Motorola has equipped the Pro with a slightly smaller 4,600mAh battery (100mAh less than the S23+) but it absolutely outperforms the Samsung in terms of charging speed – the 125W wired adapter can do a full charge. in less than 25 minutes, the Samsung reaches 58% in 30 minutes. And unlike many phones with super-fast wired charging, this one doesn’t come at the expense of wireless charging. It’s only 15W, but that’s enough for most use cases.
The OnePlus 11 is one such example – it pumps out 100W on a cable, wireless charging has been stopped even though it was present on the 10 Pro. Either way, this phone currently costs €850 for an 8/128GB unit and € 920 for 16/256GB.
Unlike Motorola and Samsung, the OnePlus 11 has a QHD+ LTPO (120Hz) display. Its 32MP 2x zoom camera is better than the Edge’s, not with its optics but with its higher resolution sensor that allows for digital zoom. This phone is also set for 4 OS updates and 5 years of security patches.
Samsung Galaxy S23+ • OnePlus 11 • Xiaomi 13 • Google Pixel 7 Pro
The Google Pixel 7 Pro regularly drops to $800 (or less) for a 12/128GB phone, and the 256GB option usually costs only a small premium. This too has a QHD+ LTPO (120Hz) display and also packs a real 5x periscope with a 48MP sensor behind it. Charging the 5,000mAh battery is slow (23W wired and wireless), and the Tensor G2 can’t compete with the Snapdragon in terms of CPU and GPU performance (but it has plenty of AI power).
What else? A Xiaomi 13 (the vanilla model, the Pro is much more expensive) could be an option, costing €1,000 for an 8/256GB unit. Like the Samsung, this one only has a non-LTPO (120Hz) FHD+ display, though its 6.36-inch size helps. This one lacks the 1-inch sensor of its Pro sibling (instead it has a 50MP 1.0μm sensor), it also has a 3.2x 10MP camera, plus 67W wired charging and 50W wireless for its 4,500mAh battery.
Motorola Edge40 Pro
So what will it be? Does the Motorola Edge 40 Pro sound just like the flagship you’ve been waiting for at the right price, or has Moto missed the mark? Were you hoping for a cheaper Moto 40 instead?
By the way, we have the Moto Edge 40 Pro to review, so expect a detailed report soon.
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