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Moto edge 40 Pro: flagship with 165 Hz screen and extremely fast charging

The flagship smartphones of the motorola company in recent years, they have not received as much attention from customers as their competitors. However, this is a mistake, as they are always well-equipped devices at a reasonable price. The latest flagship Motorola Edge 40 Pro is proof of that. It impresses with its high performance, 165 Hz screen and 125 W fast charging.

The smartphone has a rounded glass design with the typical Motorola logo on the back and a rectangular camera module in its upper left corner. The front glass has an anti-fingerprint treatment and the rear glass has a matte finish that should look like velvet. Admiration glasses are Gorilla Glass Diet brands. One body has a mass of 199 grams and IP68 waterproof certification.

In front of the gadget is a 6.67-inch pOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels that surprises with the 165 Hz refresh rate. Of course, there is an in-display fingerprint sensor. At the top of the display, there is a hole for the selfie camera, which has a resolution of up to 60 megapixels and f/2.2 brightness. There are 4 microphones on the sides and dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support.

The camera offers several interesting video modes...On the back there is a camera with three sensors. The main sensor has 50 megapixels, f / 1.8 brightness, optical stabilization (OIS) and support for Quad Pixel technology. The ultra-wide-angle sensor, which will also serve for macro, has the same resolution and f/2.2 brightness. It has a telephoto sensor that can also be used for portraits, 12 megapixels, f/1.6 brightness at 2x optical zoom.

Recorded video can be up to 8K resolution. In case 4K resolution support is available HDR10+. In addition to night mode, for example, portrait mode and horizontal stabilization mode are available for video. The first maintains a blurred background behind the filmed figure using AI, and the second stabilizes the image in sports according to the blocked horizon. Motorola has also borrowed several AR working functions from its owner, the Chinese company Lenovo.

In the Android 13 system several security features are pre-installed (ThinkShield, Moto Secure and Family Space) and of course a Ready game mode. The smartphone has today's most powerful chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It will support it 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage type with 256 or 512GB size.

Connectivity is provided by 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, NFC, USB-C. Battery with a capacity of 4600 mAh will guarantee at least 30 hours of endurance. With the help of extremely fast 125 W charging via the USB-C connector it charges for 23 minutes. Also available is 15 W wireless charging to 5 W reverse charging. Motorola Edge 40 Pro will be sold on the Slovak market in the coming days at a price of 899 euros.

Competition...Motorola Edge 40 Pro can compete with the best models on the market with its parameters Samsung Galaxy S23 ultra, Xiaomi 13 Pro, vivo X90 Pro or Sony Xperia 1 IV. Its advantage is more reasonable price compared to them.

Source: Miroslav Schwamberg