motorola edge 40 vs moto g(8) play

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

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the motorola edge 40 uses the Dimensity 8020 (6 nm), the moto g(8) play the Helio P70M (12 nm). The motorola edge 40's fastest core runs at 2.60 GHz, the moto g(8) play's at 2.10 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.5 inches on the motorola edge 40, 6.2 inches on the moto g(8) play. Up to 144 Hz on the motorola edge 40, 59.8 Hz on the moto g(8) play.
  3. Battery: 4,400 mAh on the motorola edge 40, 4,000 mAh on the moto g(8) play.
  4. Main camera: 12.6 MP on the motorola edge 40, 13.1 MP on the moto g(8) play.

The same on both: Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Dimensity 8020Helio P70M
Process
6 nm12 nm
CPU
4× 2.60 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 2.10 GHz Cortex-A73
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
2.60 GHz2.10 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9Mali-G72 MP3

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 256GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X

Display

Size
6.5 in6.2 in
Resolution
1080 × 2400720 × 1520
Pixel density
402 ppi270 ppi
Refresh rates
144 Hzalso 60, 90, 12059.8 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLG—

Battery

Capacity
4,400 mAh4,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.4 · 5.9 mm · OIS13.1 MP4208 × 3120 · f/2 · 3.54 mm
Front camera
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.45 · 3.28 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm

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

Connectivity

6 GHz Wi-Fi
No—
Bluetooth LE Audio
No—
NFC
YesNo
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 15Android 10
Released with
Android 13Android 9
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
35 sensors28 sensors

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