Nokia 8 vs. Motorola Moto Edge 40

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Nokia 8 and Motorola Moto Edge 40. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Nokia 8 vs. Motorola Moto Edge 40 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.5 mm 158.43 mm Motorola Moto Edge 40 has greater height than Nokia 8.
Width 73.7 mm 71.99 mm Nokia 8 has greater width than Motorola Moto Edge 40.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.58 mm Motorola Moto Edge 40 is narrower than Nokia 8.
Weight 160 g 171 g Nokia 8 is lighter than Nokia 8.
Body Colour Silver | Polished blue | Steel | Tempered blue | Polished copper Nebula green
Body Material 6000 Series aluminium alloy Vegan leather, sandblasted aluminium frame
Protection Splashproof Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto Edge 40 is waterproof.
IP rating IP54 IP68
SAR Value 0.711 W/kg 1.49 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head), 2.98 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS P-OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.3" 6.55" Motorola Moto Edge 40 has larger screen size than Nokia 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Nokia 8 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto Edge 40.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 402 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR - Yes Motorola Moto Edge 40 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 144 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 360 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass 3D curved glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, endless edge display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant coating
PROCESSOR Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 3.36 GHz Motorola Moto Edge 40 has higher clock speed than Nokia 8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Nokia 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - ARM Mali-G57 MC2
MEMORY Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Motorola Moto Edge 40 has more RAM than Nokia 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Motorola Moto Edge 40 has more internal memory than Nokia 8.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Motorola Moto Edge 40 has better camera resolution than Nokia 8.
Sensor Size - 1/1.5"
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.4 Motorola Moto Edge 40 has better lens aperture than Nokia 8.
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Special Effects - HDR, Live Filters, Spot Colour, Blur
Camera Modes - Slow motion mode, Timer mode, BurstShot, Watermark mode, Video Snapshot, 360 Panorama mode, Active photos, Portrait, Night Vision, Macro mode, Ultra-Res, Capture Dual, Scanner, Audio Zoom, Pro mode with long exposure, Timelapse with Hyperlapse, Auto night vision, metering mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto Edge 40 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Carl Zeiss optic, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Quick Capture, video image stabilisation, Barcode Scanner, smart composition, levelling, RAW photo output, shot optimisation, Google Lens, Assistive Grid, Quad Pixel technology for 2.0 µm, Instant All-Pixel Focus, Omni PDAF, Super Resolution Zoom, external microphone support
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Macro Vision
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Motorola Moto Edge 40 has better front camera resolution than Nokia 8.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Nokia 8 has better front lens aperture than Nokia 8.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Live Filters, Spot Colour
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Video Snapshot, portrait mode, Face Beauty, Active photos, Selfie Mirror, Night Vision, Capture Dual, Gesture Capture, Pro mode with long exposure, Timelapse with Hyperlapse, Auto night vision, metering mode, Face Super Resolution
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Moto Edge 40 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Quick Capture, video stabilisation, RAW photo, Quad Pixel technology for 1.4 µm, levelling, Selfie animation, Assistive grid, external microphone support
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3090 mAh 4400 mAh Motorola Moto Edge 40 has larger battery capacity than Nokia 8.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola Moto Edge 40 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Motorola Moto Edge 40 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 280 hours -
Talk Time 600 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 600 min
Standby: up to 280 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Motorola Moto Edge 40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1.1 Nougat Android 13
User Interface - My UX
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, LTEPP, SUPL
COMMUNICATIONS Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, dual stereo speakers tuned by Dolby
FEATURES Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, SAR sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock, ThinkShield for Mobile, Moto Secure
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Three microphones, Nokia OZO spatial 360° audio Wi-Fi Miracast, Screen mirroring, Three microphones, Split Screen, Curved design
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Nokia 8 Motorola Moto Edge 40
Included Accessories Data cable, headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool SIM card removal tool, USB-C to USB-C cable, protective case, TurboPower 68W charger
Compliant Standards IP54 IP68, SGS Low Blue Light Certification, SGS Low Motion Blur Certification, Netflix HD Certification, Amazon HDR Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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