Motorola is one of the grand old names of smartphones, so it’s always interesting to see what it comes up with when new models are announced.
We were impressed by the Edge 30 series and with rumours beginning to appear regarding its successor, we gather together all the news and details we know so far about the Motorola Edge 40 series, also known as the Moto X40.
When will the Motorola Edge 40 series be released?
Motorola has confirmed that it will launch the X40 series in China some time in December, teasing the phone with a poster comparing it to an SUV on the basis of its IP68 water-resistance rating.
Since the X30 line eventually released in the West as the Edge 30 series, it stands to reason that the X40 phones will eventually be known to us as the Edge 40.
How much will the Motorola Edge 40 cost?
We’ve yet to see any details on pricing for the Motorola Edge 40 range. To give ourselves some idea though we can look back to the previous generation. Here’s how the models in that range lined up:
- Motorola Edge 30 Neo – £349/€399 (approx. $415)
- Motorola Edge 30 – $399/£379/€499
- Motorola Edge 30 Pro – $699/€799 (approx. £589)
- Motorola Edge 30 Ultra – £749/€899 (approx. $889)
Motorola didn’t release all models in all regions (hence the various approx. prices) and we suspect that it may be a similar story with the Motorola Edge 40 series.
What features will we see in the Motorola Edge 40 series?
So far, we only know a little about the Edge 40 line, though Motorola has begun to confirm some details.
The company has confirmed that the X40 – the model we expect to launch as the Edge 40 Pro elsewhere – will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, and will feature IP68 water and dust-resistance.
A few more details can be gleaned from an FCC listing for the Edge 40 Pro, which shows a device that supports 125W fast wired charging, with support for wireless and reverse charging as well. There seem to be two variants, one that offers a single SIM and another that has both a physical SIM and eSIM.
The same phone has appeared on the Chinese certification site TENAA under the X40 name. In that listing there are more details about the hardware inside, with the model sporting a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 along with a 6.67in OLED display that has curved edges and a 144Hz refresh rate.
