Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Edge 40 Pro
75
out of 100
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71
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 50 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (1477 against 1053 nits)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40 Pro
- Shows 9% longer battery life (24:27 vs 22:32 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 (60-144 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 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 | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.9% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 147.3% |
| PWM | 239 Hz | 235 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 161.16 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.59 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 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 | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9946 | - |
| Single-core score | 2013 | 1996 |
| Multi-core score | 5378 | 5352 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 572700 | 587284 |
| GPU | 501245 | 428539 |
| Memory | 347328 | 296589 |
| UX | 405458 | 413946 |
| Total score | 1826731 | 1726358 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1077 | 1094 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 81% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5198 | 5311 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3631 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14214 | - |
| Video editing | 7192 | - |
| Photo editing | 28573 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14358 | - |
| Writing score | 20775 | - |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-07 (GreenMioFa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1955 / 5262 |
| 📘 2026-06-17 (MaylonXTG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1856031 |
| 📘 2026-03-03 (Thx90) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776467 |
| 📘 2026-01-19 -> Chrisqa | AnTuTu 11 | 1802873 |
| 📘 2025-12-21 (Minato) | AnTuTu 11 | 1804526 |
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-09 (Phmadg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1723378 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (ilmedritscher) | AnTuTu 11 | 1726358 |
| 📘 2025-09-06 (Mateo_XD) | AnTuTu 11 | 1778080 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Hello UI | My UX |
| OS size | 74 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 (81% in 15 min) | Yes (83% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 09:44 hr |
| Watching video | 15:30 hr | 14:09 hr |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Omnivision OV50A |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 72 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX663 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 80 | 70 |
| Preview | 77 | 70 |
| Zoom | 147 | 95 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra from DxOMark | 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 | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2024 | April 2023 |
| Release date | May 2024 | April 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $899 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Edge 60 Pro |
| Sensors | - 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge 40 Pro.
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