Motorola recently unveil the latest addition to its Edge line with theMotorola Edge 40 , but how does the mid - range smartphone compare to last year’sEdge 30 ?
Keep reading to hear all the independent differences between the two phones when it comes to the design , television camera , battery , chipset and more .
The Motorola Edge 40 is more water resistant
The Motorola Edge 40 has a higherIP ratingthan the Edge 30 . The earphone is licence IP68 while the Edge 30 received a valuation of IP52 . This puts the Edge 40 more in pedigree with a lot of gamy - end flagship speech sound in terms of its ability to hold up water and dust .
The Edge 40 also has a fashionable young vegan leather finish along with an acrylic paint option , though the phone is a slight 0.79 millimetre thicker than its herald .
The Motorola Edge 30 has a higher-res ultra-wide camera
Motorola has been reducing the sizing of its Edge camera over the past few generation ( see the 108 - megapixelEdge 20 ) and this time it ’s the radical - wide camera that has seen a drop in its pixel count .
Both the Edge 40 and the Edge 30 benefit from large 50 - megapixel main photographic camera . The Edge 40 ’s independent camera even has a wide f/1.4 aperture , allow it to benefit from good low - luminosity execution , along with other technical school to boost performance .
However , the second 50 - megapixel extremist - all-encompassing angle tv camera on the Edge 30 has been replaced with a smaller 13 - megapixel extremist - wide-cut lens on the Edge 40 , and images can look a small gentle as a resolution .
The Motorola Edge 40 supports 68W fast charging
Not only does the Motorola Edge 40 have a slenderly bigger 4,400mAh electric battery than its predecessor , but it also see a dramatic addition in its debauched charging speed .
The Edge 30 ’s 4,020 mAh battery do good from Motorola ’s 33W TurboPower fast charging , matching that on theNothing Phone ( 1)and flummox thePixel 6a . The Edge 30 did n’t follow with a 33W charging but , paired with the Edge 30 Ultra ’s 125W charger , we rule the Edge 30 was able to reach 90 % in 45 minutes and 100 % in under an hour .
We have n’t gotten the chance to essay the Edge 40 ourselves just yet , but Motorola claims the new phone can bid up to 12 hours of purpose from a prompt 10 - minute charge thanks to the upgraded 68W TurboPower charging .
The Edge 40 also underpin 15W wireless charging which is something we did n’t see at all on the Edge 30 .
The Motorola Edge 40 has twice the storage
One change Motorola has made this sentence around is switching out the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 G buffalo chip for the recently announce MediaTek Dimensity 8020 .
Not only has Motorola opted for a unlike chipset manufacturing business but it has also introduced more computer memory , with the 128 GB of home storage replaced with 256 gibibyte . That signify more space for apps , pic , videos and more .
The Motorola Edge 40 is more expensive
woefully , the Motorola Edge serial has see a pretty steep cost step-up with the Edge 40 .
The newest addition to the lineup has a starting price of £ 529.99 . That ’s £ 150 more than the Edge 30 which launched at £ 379.99 , bringing it more in line with last year ’s £ 499.99 Motorola Edge 30 Fusion .
