Motorola Edge 40 India Launch Date Announced; Flipkart Microsite Confirms Specifications, Colour Options

Motorola Edge 40 India launch date has been confirmed. The company has officially unveiled that it will launch its first Motorola Edge 40 series smartphone in India on May 23. The Motorola Edge 40 sits below the flagship Edge 40 Pro, which at the time of writing this, is not confirmed to debut in India. The Motorola Edge 40 was unveiled last month in Europe. The handset is coming to India with the same set of specifications and features as the EU variant. Motorola has also teased some of the specifications ahead of the phone’s India debut.

The Motorola Edge 40 will be available for purchase via Flipkart. The microsite confirms that the Motorola Edge 40 will feature a MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC. Motorola has teased the phone in its Nebula Green, Eclipse Black, and Lunar Blue colour options. The phone will have a metal frame and a vegan leather back panel. It is also confirmed to feature an IP68 rating in India. Motorola claims that the Edge 40 is the slimmest 5G phone with an IP68 rating.

The phone is also claimed to be the first smartphone in its segment to feature a 144Hz curved display. Additionally, the rear camera of the Motorola Edge 40 is said to have the widest aperture in any smartphone in the segment.

Motorola Edge 40 specifications

The Motorola Edge 40 features a 6.55-inch pOLED display with support for a 144Hz refresh rate. The screen has a hole-punch cutout at the top for the front camera. The display offers a full-HD+ resolution of 2,400 x 1,080 pixels, a 360Hz touch sampling rate, and a claimed peak brightness of 1200 nits.

Motorola launched the phone in Europe with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 of storage. The handset features an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC as well. It packs a 4,400mAh battery with support for 68W fast charging. The handset also offers 15W wireless charging support, which is claimed to be the first in the segment.

It offers a dual speaker setup with Dolby Atmos sound. The handset has a dual-camera setup on the back. It features a 50-megapixel primary camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS) support and an f/1.4 aperture. There is also a 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera, which can also shoot macro images. For selfies, the Motorola Edge 40 has a 32-megapixel front camera sensor. The phone boots Android 13-based MyUX out-of-the-box.


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Motorola Edge 40 5G With 50-Megapixel Primary Sensor Tipped to Launch in India in May

Motorola Edge 40 5G was launched in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region earlier this month. The phone launched with a single storage variant and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC. It debuted as the successor to the Motorola Edge 30. The handset features a 3D curved pOLED display panel. Now, a tipster suggests that the Motorola Edge 40 is expected to launch in India soon, and also hinted the key specifications of the Indian variant.

Tipster Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) shared in a tweet that the Motorola Edge 40 is likely to launch in India in May, which is by the end of this month. He added that the Indian variant of the phone is expected to feature a 144Hz 3D curved pOLED display and come with an IP68 rating. It is also expected to be powered by the same MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC that powers the global variant.

As per the tipster, the primary 50-megapixel sensor of the Motorola Edge 40 Indian variant will have an aperture of f/1.4 and offer optical image stabilisation (OIS). The Indian variant is also expected to support 68W wired fast charging and wireless charging, as well.

The global variant of the Motorola Edge 40 is priced at EUR 599.99 (roughly Rs. 54,000) for the lone 8GB + 256GB storage variant. The phone is offered in Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, and Nebula Green colour options. The price or availability details of the Indian variant have not yet been disclosed.

Motorola Edge 40 specifications, features

Featuring a 6.55-inch full-HD+ (2,400 x 1,080 pixels) 3D curved pOLED display panel, the Motorola Edge 40 comes with a refresh rate of 144Hz, a touch sampling rate of 360Hz, and a peak local brightness of 1,200 nits. The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 of inbuilt storage. It boots Android 13 out-of-the-box.

The dual rear camera unit of the Motorola Edge 40 includes a 50-megapixel primary sensor with OIS support and a 13-megapixel ultrawide sensor with a macro lens. The 32-megapixel front sensor is housed in a centre-aligned hole-punch slot at the top of the display.

Motorola’s Edge 40 is backed by a 4,500mAh battery with 68W TurboPower wired fast charging and 15W wireless charging support. Alongside dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, and NFC connectivity options, the phone also features a USB Type-C port. Weighing 167 grams, the handset measures 158.43mm x 71.99mm x 7.49mm in size.


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