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SpecEagle review · Motorola

Edge 40 review: Slim curved-AMOLED mid-flagship with IP68.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2023·€599
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#2 of 71
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A rare IP68 + wireless-charging mid-ranger.

Edge 40 brings IP68, wireless charging and a bright f/1.4 camera in a slim 167 g body with near-stock Android. The mid SoC is the trade.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for mid phones of 2023.

TypeCurved pOLED, 144 Hz
Size6.55 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness1,200 nits

02Camera

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 69-point average for mid phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.4, OIS
Ultrawide13 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid phones of 2023.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage256 GB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for mid phones of 2023.

Capacity4,400 mAh
Wired68 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid phones of 2023.

06Value

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

What works
  • IP68 + wireless charging at mid price.
  • Bright f/1.4 main camera.
  • 144 Hz curved pOLED.
  • Near-stock Android, light 167 g.
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 8020 is mid.
  • No telephoto.
  • No microSD.
  • Curved screen mis-touches.
Cross-shop it against
POCO F6
$399 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 71-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .