Motorola Edge 40 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Motorola Edge 40 is such an expensive mid-ranger

The Chinese company Motorola knows how to surprise, but not always in a positive way. So, sometimes a manufacturer produces phones that are simply incredible in terms of price and quality for the domestic market, while leaving rather mediocre devices for other countries. So, the hero of today's review could well deserve an abundance of compliments, if his price tag were not so high.

The appearance of the novelty is one of its greatest strengths. It is difficult to criticize it, because the combination of tempered glass and metal is relevant in all price categories, and the addition in the form of a truly frameless display, a beautiful camera unit, and cleverly chosen color schemes of the cases turns the exterior into a work of art. The 6.55-inch AMOLED screen also came out great. A 144-Hz refresh rate is still a rarity even in extremely expensive flagships, and a huge margin of brightness is also pleasing. Customers will also like the clarity of the image at FullHD + resolution, the responsive and accurate built-in fingerprint scanner.

Questions to the phablet arise from the beginning of the analysis of technical characteristics. The new MediaTek Dimensity 8020 processor is actually a rebranded 1200th chipset that is over two years old. And let the CPU, along with 8GB of RAM and the Mali G77 MC9 video accelerator, score about 700 thousand points, this is far from the result that I would like to see. If modern games are launched at high graphics presets, then next year the situation is unlikely to be the same. Autonomy is also not a record. A battery of only 4400 mAh is discharged in about a day with 6-7 hours of screen time. However, the battery has a very fast wired charging at 68W, there is also a wireless alternative, but already at a more modest 15W. 256GB of ROM cannot be expanded with MicroSD cards, but the volume will be sufficient for most of the audience.

The set of cameras is frustrating. There is no telephoto lens or macro camera, the wide-angle 13-megapixel module is simple, it is problematic to use it in difficult shooting conditions. Fortunately, the Omnivision OV50A with hybrid stabilization is chosen as the main sensor, which copes with both daytime and evening photo shoots. Of course, in terms of detailing photos and video, he can’t keep up with the best camera phones, but he won’t be disappointed either. Color reproduction is also correct in most cases, and the dynamic range does not suffer. The stereo sound is loud, saturated, the frequency response can be called even at a slight stretch. There are contactless NFC payments, there is also support for 5G, but there is no declared moisture protection. And for the requested price, you obviously want to watch it. As a result, the device is difficult to declare a failure, but it does not correspond to the value segment.