Product
Motorola Edge 40
Motorola Edge 40
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Battery
Charging 68W wired 15W wireless 25W wired
Type Li-Po 4400 mAh Li-Po 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front, aluminum frame, plastic back or eco leather back Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 in) 165.4 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm (6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 167 g or 171 g (5.89 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) -
Comms
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Size 6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak) PLS LCD, 120Hz
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (USA only)
  Smart Connect (Ready For) support Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2023, May 04 2022, August 05
Status Available. Released 2023, May 04 Available. Released 2022, September 02
Main Camera
Dual 50 MP, f/1.4, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm, AF -
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad - 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 -
Misc
Colors Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta Black, White, Peach, Blue
Models XT2303-2 SM-A236U, SM-A236U1, SM-A236B, SM-A236B/DS, SM-A236B/DSN, SM-A236E
SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.49 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  - 2, 5, 30, 66, 77 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Our Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 98h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 1043 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -24.2 LUFS (Very good) -
Performance AnTuTu: 688347 (v9) GeekBench: 3320 (v5.1), 3603 (v6) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)
GPU Mali-G77 MC9 Adreno 619
OS Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.0", 0.7µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm - USA 8 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm - International
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No Yes
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
Tests
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 138h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - 1328:1 contrast ratio, 508 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -25.9 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 318821 (v9) GeekBench: 1940 (v5.1) GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)