motorola edge 40 vs motorola edge 50

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

motorola edge 40Dimensity 8020Change
motorola edge 50Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the motorola edge 40 uses the Dimensity 8020 (6 nm), the motorola edge 50 the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm Samsung). The motorola edge 40's fastest core runs at 2.60 GHz, the motorola edge 50's at 2.52 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.5 inches on the motorola edge 40, 6.6 inches on the motorola edge 50. Up to 144 Hz on the motorola edge 40, 120 Hz on the motorola edge 50.
  3. Battery: 4,400 mAh on the motorola edge 40, 5,000 mAh on the motorola edge 50.
  4. Main camera: 12.6 MP on the motorola edge 40, 12.7 MP on the motorola edge 50.

The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Dimensity 8020Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Process
6 nm4 nm Samsung
CPU
4× 2.60 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A551× 2.52 GHz Cortex-A710
3× 2.36 GHz Cortex-A710
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A510
Top CPU speed
2.60 GHz2.52 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9Adreno 644

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 256GB12GB | 512GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR5

Display

Size
6.5 in6.6 in
Resolution
1080 × 24001220 × 2712
Pixel density
402 ppi448 ppi
Refresh rates
144 Hzalso 60, 90, 120120 Hzalso 60, 90
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,400 mAh5,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.4 · 5.9 mm · OIS12.7 MP4112 × 3088 · f/1.8 · 5.56 mm · OIS
Front camera
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.45 · 3.28 mm32.3 MP6560 × 4920 · f/2.4 · 3.28 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
—Wi-Fi 6E
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoYes
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoNo
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 15Android 16
Released with
Android 13Android 14
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
35 sensors52 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy