Lenovo and Motorola seem to have been playing in a different league than most manufacturers for a long time, and this Moto X40, which is only available in China at the moment, but which we hope will jump to other geographies (although probably with a different name). is a perfect example of that. And a cursory glance at its technical specifications and its price is enough to wonder why we don’t see more terminals of this brand on the street. And yes, it is true that they are not as cheap in Europe as in China, but it is still common to find very interesting offers there.

But let’s stop talking about the market situation and focus on this Moto X40, which marks Motorola’s debut with Qualcomm’s most advanced SoC yet, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, integrated one presented a month ago, with an eight-core CPU (one Cortex-X3 at 3.2 GHz, two Cortex-A715 at 2.8 GHz, two Cortex-A710 at 2.8 GHz and three cores for efficient tasks with frequencies of 2 GHz ) and the Adreno GPU, which improves the performance of its predecessor by 25% while optimizing consumption. SoC can be accompanied 8 or 12 gigabytes of RAM and 128, 256 or 512 gigabytes of storage (8/128, 12/256 and 12/512).

When it comes to its visible face, this Moto X40 fastens the panel 6.7-inch OLED with FullHD+ resolution (with a very panoramic 2400 x 1080 pixels in an aspect ratio of 1:2.22) and another of the details that makes it stand out, a variable refresh rate that can reach up to 165 hertzvery hard to find speed even among the top offers of the first brands.

As for its autonomy, the Moto X40 has a battery 4,600 milliamps, slightly below the 5,000 mAh that the brand is used to in our country. But as a compensation he supports fast charging up to 125 wattswhich ensures really fast uploading.

And if you are interested in its photography part, its main camera consists of three elements, namely50 megapixel main sensor, along with a 50MP secondary camera and a 12MP tertiary sensor. As for the front camera, which is located in the hole in the center of the top of the screen, it has a 60-megapixel sensor attached. In addition to all this, we are talking about a very durable phone, as this Moto X40 is IP68 certified. And yes, in case you were wondering, it includes Android 13.

Who does it cost? Well, this is what surprised me the most, because it is undeniably very cheap, for its advantages it is the prices in yuan (China) and its equivalent to the euro at the current exchange rate:

• Moto X40 8/128 GB: 3,399 yuan – 458 euros.
• Moto X40 12/256 GB: 3,999 yuan – 539 euros.
• Moto X40 8/512 GB: 4,299 yuan – 579 euros.

It can be assumed that after its arrival in Europe, if it happens, its prices will see an increase, but if Lenovo manages to keep it, we can talk about one of the most competitive high-end smartphones of 2023.

More information: Lenovo (in Chinese)