Motorola Moto X40 is a flagship smartphone released in December 2022. The phone comes with a 5G chipset and the expected price of the phone is around $700 (Rs 59,000 in India) approx. Talking about specs, Moto X40 has an OLED display with a 165Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support. The phone runs on Android 13 OS and has custom support of MYUI 5.0. For core performance, it has a 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset that offers 1×3.2GH speed in multitasking and gaming with Adreno 740 GPU.
Motorola X40 offers multiple RAM and storage options such as 8GB/12GB and 128GB/256GB/512GB. The main triple camera setup is also amazing and can work well even in low light. It has a 50MP main camera, a 12MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, and a 50MP ultra-wide camera. On the front, it has a 60MP wide-angle camera with HDR support. For video recording, both side cameras support 4K video recording at 30fps, but gyro-EIS support is only available on the rear camera. Bringing attention to the sensors, the phone has an under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass, USB Type-C charging support, stereo speakers, and many more.
Motorola Moto X40 comes with Li-Po 4600 mAh battery backup and is supported by 125W wired, 15W wireless and 5W reverse wired charging. The IP68 protects the phone from water and dust and the gorilla glass Victus on the back protects the phone from damage. The phone is available in black and blue color options only.
| Specifications | Motorola Moto X40 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | December 2022 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.35 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| Weight | 199 g |
| Size | 6.7 inches |
| Display | OLED 1B colors 165Hz HDR10+ 20:9 ratio ~393 PPI density |
| Protection | IP68 dust/water resistant |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 13, MYUI 5.0 |
| Chipset | 4nm – Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| CPU | Octa-core 1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| GPU | Adreno 740 |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB, 12GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB UFS 3.1 – 128GB UFS 4.0 – 256GB/512GB |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP (117Ëšultrawide), AF 12 MP (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR Max – 4K@30fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 60 MP (wide) HDR Max – 4K@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a) QZSS (L1+L5) |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C, OTG |
| Sensors | Under display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Ready For 3.5 support |
| Battery | Li-Po 4600 mAh 125W wired, PD3.0, QC5 15W wireless 5W reverse wired |
| Colors | Black, Blue |
| Expected Price | $700 (Rs 59,000 in India) approx. |
Motorola Moto X40 Pros and Cons
Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Motorola Moto X40 smartphone.
Pros
- Full HD OLED display with 1B colors.
- High 165Hz refresh rate support.
- Comes with water and dust resistance.
- MYUI 5.0 customization support.
- Latest Android 13 OS support.
- Flagship-level chipset performance and gaming.
- Sufficient RAM and storage variants.
- Ultrawide and optical zoom cameras are present.
- 4K video recordings with gyro-EIS video stabilization.
- Comes with a 60MP selfie camera lens.
- NFC and 5G enabled smartphone.
- Stereo speakers are present.
- Support 125W fast, 15W wireless charging support.
- Comes with 5W wired reverse charging support.
Cons
- Available only in 2 color options.
- No 8K video recording support.
- Without a micro SD card slot.
- Without any gorilla glass protection on the screen.
