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Motorola Edge 40 vs Apple iPhone 15

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Motorola Edge 40 vs Apple iPhone 15

67 out of 100
Motorola Edge 40
VS
82 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15
Motorola Edge 40
Apple iPhone 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch Motorola Edge 40 (with MediaTek Dimensity 8020) that was released on May 4, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Comes with 1051 mAh larger battery capacity: 4400 vs 3349 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 20W)
  • Has a 0.45 inch larger screen size
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
  • 92% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1416K versus 739K)
  • Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (1641 against 1038 nits)
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (25:31 vs 22:15 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • 14% higher pixel density (460 vs 402 PPI)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A16 Bionic
  • 2.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2599 and 1105 points
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 40 and Apple iPhone 15 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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 40
vs
iPhone 15

Display

TypePOLEDOLED
Size6.55 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio20:919.5:9
PPI402 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate144 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (60-144 Hz)No
Max rated brightness500 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR1200 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate360 Hz -
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio90.8%86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space97.1%99.6%
PWM144 Hz306 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 40
1038 nits
iPhone 15+58%
1641 nits

Design and build

Height158.43 mm (6.24 inches)147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width71.99 mm (2.83 inches)71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness7.49 mm (0.29 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight167 g (5.89 oz)171 g (6.03 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Rear materialPlasticGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, Blue, Green, RedBlack, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 40+5%
90.8%
iPhone 15
86.4%

Performance

Tests of Motorola Edge 40 and Apple iPhone 15 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8020Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock2600 MHz3460 MHz
CPU cores8 (4 + 4)6 (2 + 4)
Architecture- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78		- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache8 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process6 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)MediaTek APU 570Apple Neural Engine
GraphicsMali-G77 MP9Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units576640
GPU clock850 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~979.2 GFLOPS~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 40
1105
iPhone 15+135%
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 40
3542
iPhone 15+85%
6545
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Edge 40
739422
iPhone 15+92%
1416277
CPU194953375664
GPU217663452373
Memory148147261974
UX178659326266
Total score7394221416277
Samples[28 tests][15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Edge 40
4464
iPhone 15+116%
9632
Max surface temperature49.6 °C44.3 °C
Stability98%81%
Graphics test26 FPS59 FPS
Graphics score44649632
PCMark 3.0
Web score15474 -
Video editing7878 -
Photo editing46486 -
Data manipulation10252 -
Writing score18486 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB6 GB
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5
Memory clock2133 MHz3200 MHz
Channels24
Storage
Storage size128, 256 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMMy UX -
OS size22 GB18 GB

Battery

Capacity4400 mAh3349 mAh
Max charge power68 W20 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingNoYes
Fast chargingYes (58% in 15 min)Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:40 hr1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing08:43 hr10:47 hr
Watching video13:43 hr16:55 hr
Gaming05:18 hr05:36 hr
Standby108 hr112 hr
General battery life
Edge 40
22:15 hr
iPhone 15+15%
25:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448000 x 6000
ZoomDigitalDigital
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.6
Focal length - 26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50A -
Sensor size1/1.55"1/1.5"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX633
Sensor size - 1/2.55"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 84
Zoom - 114
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution3264 x 24484032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.4f/1.9
Focal length - 23 mm
SensorCMOSSony IMX714
Sensor size - 1/3.6"
Pixel size0.7 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.25.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GalileoGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*1 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2118
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge 40+10%
89.4 dB
iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedMay 2023September 2023
Release dateMay 2023September 2023
Launch price$600$799
SAR (head) - 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerYes, 68 WNot included
Further details
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.
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