Motorola Moto G84 5G vs Edge 40

58 out of 100
Motorola Moto G84 5G
VS
59 out of 100
Motorola Edge 40

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G84 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 ) that was released on August 24, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 40, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G84 5G
  • Shows 10% longer battery life (24:24 vs 22:15 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40
  • 61% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (981K versus 610K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Thinner bezels – 5% more screen real estate
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Edge 40 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
57.3
(Average)
Value Index
35.2
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1200 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 146.4% 97.1%
PWM 90 Hz 144 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
996 nits
Edge 40 +4%
1039 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches) 158.43 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) 71.99 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.49 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 168.3 g (5.94 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP68
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Blue, Red Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
85.8%
Edge 40 +6%
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Edge 40
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Max clock 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 570
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 256 288
GPU clock 840 MHz 836 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~481.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Edge 40
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 40 +23%
1120
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 40 +81%
3665
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge 40 +239%
4765
Compute Score (GPU) 1404 4765
Single-core score 913 1120
Multi-core score 2030 3665
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
610255
Edge 40 +61%
981459
CPU 243901 349209
GPU 56804 150375
Memory 152968 181946
UX 156581 299929
Total score 610255 981459
Samples Less than 3 [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 435
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1260
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1260
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11661
Edge 40 +38%
16124
Web score 12401 15979
Video editing 4770 7875
Photo editing 24498 46444
Data manipulation 9779 10609
Writing score 14850 18299

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G84 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-09-06 (Vaqif)AnTuTu 11610255
📘 2025-08-06 (X)Geekbench 6 GPU1412
📘 2025-08-06 (X)Geekbench 6 CPU904 / 2041
📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)Geekbench 6 GPU1411
📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)Geekbench 6 CPU915 / 2051
Motorola Edge 40
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-22 (GEKO973239)AnTuTu 111022272
📘 2026-05-03 (Ren :3)AnTuTu 111007624
📘 2026-04-29 (Ren :3)AnTuTu 11991321
📘 2026-04-15 (Poseidon)AnTuTu 11992657
📘 2026-03-05 (Otuab)AnTuTu 11947213

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM My UX My UX
OS size - 22 GB
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 2 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4400 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 0:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 08:43 hr
Watching video 13:58 hr 13:43 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 05:18 hr
Standby 121 hr 108 hr
General battery life
24:24 hr
22:15 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.4
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7AF -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor OmniVision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 21
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
82 dB
Edge 40 +9%
89.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced August 2023 May 2023
Release date September 2023 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $600
Successor - Motorola Moto G86 5G - Motorola Edge 70
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 30 W Yes, 68 W
Further details
Notes on Moto G84 5G:
    - The back cover can also be made of eco-leather.
Notes on Edge 40:
    - The back cover could be made of eco-leather (optionally).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 40. But if the camera, battery life, and software are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G84 5G.

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