Motorola has officially unveiled its latest smartphone in the Moto X series, which is the Moto X40 with the second-generation Snapdragon 8 chipset, which will likely be the cheapest 5G phone from the company.
The most prominent feature of the new phone is the flagship Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm SD 8 Gen 2, which provides the most powerful experience on Android phones.
In addition to the powerful chipset, the phone includes a 6.7-inch screen, with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, with a high refresh rate of 165 Hz, which is the first Motorola screen with a high rate, and the phone includes a powerful Adreno 740 graphics processing unit that may attract people away from expensive gaming phones. .
As for the battery, it has a capacity of 4600 mAh, and supports fast wired charging with a capacity of 125 watts and wireless charging with a capacity of 15 watts, and the Moto X40 can be charged from zero to 50% in just 7 minutes via the wired charger.
Camera configuration on the Moto X40
Moving on to the cameras unit, we find a 50-megapixel triple rear camera for the main lens, along with a 50-megapixel ultra-wide lens that supports autofocus and can take macro shots from a distance of 2.5 cm.
The third lens is 12 megapixels and supports optical zoom at 2x. On the front, the phone includes a 60-megapixel selfie camera that comes inside a hole in the middle of the screen.
Returning to the chipset, it is the well-known second-generation Snapdragon 8, and it comes here with a cooling unit that includes a vapor chamber of 3002 mm².
It comes with 8 or 12 GB of RAM, and 128, 256 or 512 GB of internal storage, depending on the version.
As for the rest of the specifications, the Moto X40 comes with two SIM slots, and there is no place for a microSD slot. There is no 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone works on the Android 13 operating system and the My UI 5.0 interface from the box.
What is unique about this new phone from Motorola is that it has a water resistance rating of IP68, which makes it able to work under a depth of 1.5 meters for a period of 30 minutes.
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Price and availability:
The phone was officially launched in China, and it is available for pre-booking at a starting price of $ 490 for the 128 and 8 GB version, and it will be available in the Chinese market on December 22.
As for the global launch, the company has not set an official date for Moto X40 availability in global markets yet.