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Motorola Edge 50 Pro vs Edge 40 Pro

65 out of 100
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
VS
71 out of 100
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Motorola Edge 40 Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 50 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on April 3, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 40 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (1301 against 1053 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40 Pro
  • 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1726K versus 1090K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
  • 76% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1996 and 1131 points

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Edge 40 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
67.0
(Good)
Value Index
18.5
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 50 Pro
vs
Edge 40 Pro

Display

Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 92.8% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98% 147.3%
PWM 714 Hz 235 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 50 Pro +24%
1301 nits
Edge 40 Pro
1053 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.23 mm (6.35 inches) 161.16 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) 8.59 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Eco-leather Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Purple Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 50 Pro +3%
92.8%
Edge 40 Pro
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Motorola Edge 40 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 2630 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 3 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 720 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 512 1536
GPU clock 975 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Motorola Edge 40 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 50 Pro
1131
Edge 40 Pro +76%
1996
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 50 Pro
2967
Edge 40 Pro +80%
5352
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3980 -
Single-core score 1131 1996
Multi-core score 2967 5352
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge 50 Pro
1090709
Edge 40 Pro +58%
1726358
CPU 401603 587284
GPU 213087 428539
Memory 180548 296589
UX 295471 413946
Total score 1090709 1726358
Samples [9 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge 50 Pro
490
Edge 40 Pro +123%
1094
Stability 98% 79%
Graphics test 4 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 490 1094
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 81%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 23 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 5311
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 71%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 3631
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-22 -> Pratheesh LayolaAnTuTu 11978664
📘 2026-04-07 (Vinnizzk)AnTuTu 111135299
📘 2026-02-20 (Bombuleila)AnTuTu 111038427
📘 2025-12-21 (allex882)AnTuTu 111077916
📘 2025-11-30 (RenJiNezu)AnTuTu 111095845
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Motorola Edge 40 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-09 (Phmadg)AnTuTu 111723378
📘 2026-01-20 (ilmedritscher)AnTuTu 111726358
📘 2025-09-06 (Mateo_XD)AnTuTu 111778080
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM Hello UI My UX
OS size 17 GB 26 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4600 mAh
Max charge power 125 W 125 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (91% in 15 min) Yes (83% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:18 hr 0:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:58 hr 09:44 hr
Watching video 14:13 hr 14:09 hr
Gaming 05:10 hr 05:36 hr
Standby 112 hr 122 hr
General battery life
Edge 50 Pro
22:58 hr
Edge 40 Pro +6%
24:27 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.4 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV50E Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.6
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor SK Hynix HI1336 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 70
Zoom - 95
Samples - Photo samples of Motorola Edge 40 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 60 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4576 x 3296
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Samsung JNS Omnivision OV60A
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.4 Yes, DP 1.4
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge 50 Pro
79.1 dB
Edge 40 Pro +9%
85.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced April 2024 April 2023
Release date April 2024 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $899
Successor - Motorola Edge 60 Pro - Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 125 W Yes, 125 W
Further details
Notes on Edge 50 Pro:
    - The 8/256 GB memory variant comes with a 68-watt power adapter.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Edge 40 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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11 (10.2%)
97 (89.8%)
Total votes: 108

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Mindblown August 10, 2024 at 12:20 PM
What made Motorola decide to cut corners aka downgrade their latest Edge Pro and dare to call it "Pro"?
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