The Motorola Edge 40 is the primary smartphone within the new Edge sequence to launch in India. It packs premium {hardware} whereas being priced very aggressively within the higher mid-range section. Motorola calls the Edge 40 a “edge killer” and at Rs. 29,999, gives a number of best-in-class options. Is the Edge 40 the actual deal? Whereas our overview is underway, listed below are our first impressions of the cellphone.
Motorola has to go the ecological route relating to the retail field. Thankfully, it is just restricted to packaging supplies that include plastic-free packaging, a recyclable field cowl and soy ink for the printed textual content. You get a charger and a USB Sort-C cable within the field. The corporate has additionally bundled a clear laborious case with some paperwork and the SIM eject device with the Edge 40.
The Motorola Edge 40 comes with a 68W charger within the field
Transferring on to the cellphone itself, the Motorola Edge 40 was launched in two finishes. The colour we’ve got is known as Nebula Inexperienced, which comes with a vegan leather-based again panel. There's additionally an Eclipse Black variant with a vegan leather-based again, and a Lunar Blue coloration with a PMMA acrylic end that's primarily plastic, however with an icy, glass-like look.
The Motorola Edge 40 is kind of slim at 7.58mm and weighs solely 171g. It’s value noting that the blue variant with the plastic again is a bit slimmer and lighter. The metallic body provides the Edge 40 a premium contact and provides to the nice really feel within the hand. Not like most telephones, the Motorola Edge 40 has a curved body and again panel, which helps it relaxation comfortably in your palm.
The cellphone can be IP68 rated and is claimed to be the world's thinnest 5G smartphone to realize official certification for water and mud resistance. Notably, it’s also essentially the most inexpensive smartphone in India presently with an IP68 score.
On the entrance, the Motorola Edge 40 has a 6.55-inch pOLED show with a refresh price of 144Hz. The curved-edge display screen has a perforated cutout on the high for a 32-megapixel front-facing digital camera. The complete-HD+ show receives HDR10+ certification and claims to supply as much as 1,200 nits of most brightness.
The curved show of Motorola Edge 40 has a reasonably skinny bezel
The Motorola Edge 40 has a twin digital camera setup on the again. It has a major digital camera of fifty megapixels with an aperture of f / 1.47, which is the widest within the section. Theoretically, it ought to assist seize extra mild whereas sustaining a quick shutter velocity. There’s additionally a 13-megapixel ultra-wide digital camera with autofocus, which implies it can be used to shoot macro photos. Along with this, the rear digital camera setup of the Edge 40 can shoot photos in portrait mode at 24mm, 35mm and 50mm. We are going to check how properly these features work within the full overview.
Underneath the hood, there’s a MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC which relies on a 6nm manufacturing course of. The system comes with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage in India. It additionally packs a big 4,400mAh battery with help for TurboPower 68W quick charging out of the field. Along with this, the Edge 40 additionally helps 15W wi-fi charging.
Motorola Edge 40 doesn’t include any pre-installed bloatware apps
By way of software program, Motorola Edge 40 runs on the MyUX pores and skin based mostly on Android 13. It gives a near inventory Android expertise with some customization and personalization options added on high. There are additionally some productiveness, safety and connectivity options, resembling ThinkShield, Prepared For, and extra, which we are going to discuss within the full overview, quickly on Devices 360.
