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Vivo V40 5G vs Motorola Edge 40

65 out of 100
Vivo V40 5G
VS
59 out of 100
Motorola Edge 40
Vivo V40 5G
Motorola Edge 40

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V40 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on June 17, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 40, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and came out 1 year and 2 months 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
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo V40 5G
  • Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 4400 mAh
  • Shows 31% longer battery life (29:03 vs 22:15 hours)
  • Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (1358 against 1044 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 13% higher pixel density (453 vs 402 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 68W)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 23 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V40 5G and Motorola Edge 40 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
V40 5G
87
Edge 40
78
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
V40 5G
67*
Edge 40
59
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
V40 5G
46
Edge 40
49
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
V40 5G
28
Edge 40
25
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
V40 5G
82
Edge 40
61
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
V40 5G
67
Edge 40
79
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
V40 5G
65*
Edge 40
59
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
13.0
(Bad)
Value Index
35.2
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
V40 5G
vs
Edge 40

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 453 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Schott Xensation Alpha Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.1%
PWM - 144 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
V40 5G
6.78″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Edge 40
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
V40 5G +30%
1358 nits
Edge 40
1044 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.16 mm (6.46 inches) 158.43 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 74.93 mm (2.95 inches) 71.99 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.58 mm (0.3 inches) 7.49 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Silver, Purple Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
V40 5G
90.2%
Edge 40 +1%
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V40 5G and Motorola Edge 40
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Max clock 2630 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
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)		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 3 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 570
GPU
Graphics Adreno 720 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 512 288
GPU clock 975 MHz 836 MHz
FLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS ~481.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V40 5G and Motorola Edge 40
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
V40 5G +1%
1126
Edge 40
1120
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
V40 5G
3132
Edge 40 +17%
3665
Compute Score (GPU)
V40 5G
3540
Edge 40 +35%
4765
Compute Score (GPU) 3540 4765
Single-core score 1126 1120
Multi-core score 3132 3665
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
V40 5G +3%
1010711
Edge 40
981459
CPU 400634 349209
GPU 213466 150375
Memory 156680 181946
UX 239928 299929
Total score 1010711 981459
Samples Less than 3 [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
V40 5G +14%
495
Edge 40
435
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 495 435
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
V40 5G
n/a
Edge 40
1260
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1260
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
V40 5G
n/a
Edge 40
16124
Web score - 15979
Video editing - 7875
Photo editing - 46444
Data manipulation - 10609
Writing score - 18299
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V40 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-21 (Bryle)AnTuTu1010711
📘 2025-03-21 (Pratama)GeekBench GPU3540
📘 2025-03-21 (Pratama)GeekBench CPU1126 / 3132
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Motorola Edge 40
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-22 (GEKO973239)AnTuTu1022272
📘 2026-05-03 (Ren :3)AnTuTu1007624
📘 2026-04-29 (Ren :3)AnTuTu991321
📘 2026-04-15 (Poseidon)AnTuTu992657
📘 2026-03-05 (Otuab)AnTuTu947213
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 4400 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (66% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr 0:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:12 hr 08:43 hr
Watching video 17:26 hr 13:43 hr
Gaming 07:14 hr 05:18 hr
Standby 135 hr 108 hr
General battery life
V40 5G +31%
29:03 hr
Edge 40
22:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 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
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung GNJ Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 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 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 5.4 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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes 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 No No
LTE Cat* 18 21
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
V40 5G
n/a
Edge 40
89.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced June 2024 May 2023
Release date July 2024 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $600
Successor - Vivo V70 - Motorola Edge 70
SAR (head) 0.97 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.14 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 68 W
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.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo V40 5G is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
1 (14.3%)
6 (85.7%)
Total votes: 7

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