Motorola ThinkPhone vs Edge 40 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola ThinkPhone (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on January 5, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 40 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola ThinkPhone
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4600 mAh
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 68W)
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1522K versus 1235K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Reverse charging feature
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2015 and 1791 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89% | 90.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 147.3% |
| PWM | - | 235 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.76 mm (6.25 inches) | 161.16 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74.38 mm (2.93 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.59 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 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 | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 327764 | 371083 |
| GPU | 436033 | 601090 |
| Memory | 218145 | 301223 |
| UX | 251161 | 241383 |
| Total score | 1235420 | 1522771 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 49.5 °C |
| Stability | 70% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 63 FPS | 76 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10574 | 12772 |
AnTuTu 10 Android Ranking (52nd and 18th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | My UX | My UX |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 125 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes (83% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:54 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:10 hr | 12:42 hr |
| Watching video | 16:50 hr | 18:43 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 04:59 hr |
| Standby | 140 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Phone Battery Life Ranking (52nd and 63rd place)
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | 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 | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.55", Omnivision OV50A (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.55", Omnivision OV50A (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/2.93", Sony IMX663 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3", SK Hynix HI1336 (CMOS) |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Motorola Edge 40 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 60 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4576 x 3296 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | 0.61 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 | January 2023 | April 2023 |
| Release date | January 2023 | April 2023 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Yes, 125 W |
Further details
Notes on Motorola ThinkPhone:
- The rear panel is made of aramid fiber material.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Motorola Edge 40 Pro. It has a better performance, gaming, and connectivity.
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