Edge 40 Pro Is Motorola's Most Capable Smartphone in Years, But Can You Buy It?
Motorola has carved out a solid share of the premium smartphone market in the US and beyond, but it's had less luck with its flagship and sub-flagship devices. The new Motorola Edge 40 Pro, announced today, has all the makings to be a contender in the flagship space.
Whether it can go head-to-head with the likes of the Google Pixel 7 Pro, OnePlus 11 5G, and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra remains to be seen. Motorola didn't officially announce North American availability for the phone, but it heavily implied that the Edge 40 Pro will eventually make its way to US shores.
Like any good flagship, the Motorola Edge 40 Pro has the top mobile processor available, which in this case means the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. There's 12GB of LPDDR5x RAM built in to help with multitasking and you can choose either 256 or 512GB of UFS 4.0 internal storage.
The screen is one of the standout features. It's a 6.67-inch pOLED display with a refresh rate of up to 165Hz, which exceeds the 144Hz speed offered by most flagships. It has Full HD+ resolution at 2,400 by 1,080, which isn't as high as the Quad HD displays on some phones, but it supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
Motorola has often included only splash protection for its phones. It appears that the company has listened to feedback, as it upgraded the Edge 40 Pro's protection to an IP68 rating for dust and water. This is a hue improvement over previous Motorola flagships.
Motorola packs some impressive rear cameras into the phone. There's a 50MP primary sensor with an aperture of f/1.8 and OIS, a 50MP ultrawide/macro camera at f/2.2, and a 12MP portrait lens at f/1/6 with a 2x zoom factor for blurred backgrounds. The selfie camera captures
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