Motorola Edge 40 Pro review: High-end smartphone with 165 Hz display at a reasonable price

Motorola does not skimp on high-resolution lenses in its high-end smartphone. In addition to the 50-megapixel main camera with optical image stabilization, the wide-angle camera also has a resolution of 50 megapixels. The telephoto camera for extreme close-ups still has 12 megapixels, and the selfie camera, which is integrated into the screen as a punchhole, also offers an impressive resolution of 60 megapixels.

The Edge 40 Pro does not come with a periscope, i.e. actual optical zoom. Instead, the 3 lenses on the back are cleverly combined and used depending on the situation.

The main camera takes good, colorful pictures, although it doesn’t quite come close to the richness of detail of the camera in the iPhone 14. The image of the surrounding environment looks a bit muddy in detail, even compared to other Android phones. In weak light, on the other hand, the optics show their strengths, even if the sharpness in detail could be a little better.

Videos can be recorded for slow motion footage in Full HD at up to 960 fps, which is 32 times slower than 30 fps. 8K recordings at up to 30 fps is also possible. And in 4K at 30 fps, even HDR 10+ videos are possible. Films from the camera system look great, but the brightness adjustment is sometimes a bit jittery and the autofocus could also be faster and more precise from time to time.

The front-facing camera takes high-quality selfies with a lot of detail, even in dark areas.