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Moto X40 Launch Date Revealed, Expected to Feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC

Riya Shukla

Jan 08,2023
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The Motorola Moto X40 is set to launch on December 15, the company announced via a social media post on Thursday. The Moto X40 is the company's latest flagship, succeeding the Moto X30 which launched in India as the Moto Edge 30 Pro.

UI & softwares

The Moto X40 runs MyUI 5.0 is based on Android 13 and packs 128GB, 256GB of inbuilt storage. It was launched in Smoky Black and Tourmaline Blue colours. It features an IP68 rating for dust and water protection.

Moto X40: Expected Price

The Moto X40 will be the successor to the Moto X30 which launched at a price of RMB 3,199 (roughly Rs 37,000). So it's likely that the price will either be in the same ballpark or slightly higher, considering the new components that it is likely to feature. The Moto X30 came with a 6.8-inch display with full HD+ pOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate. The phone ran on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, along with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM. The smartphone featured a 50-megapixel triple camera stack along with a 60-megapixel selfie camera. Lastly, the smartphone packed a 5,000mAh battery with 68W fast charging.

Camera section

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Moto X40 on the rear packs a triple camera setup featuring a 50-megapixel primary camera; a 50-megapixel (ultra wide-angle) camera, and a 12-megapixel (telephoto) camera. It has a single front camera setup for selfies, featuring a 60-megapixel sensor. The smartphone will be launched first in China, before a global rollout.

Conclusion

However, there is still a week to go for the launch event, and the company may keep fans on a drip feed of information to hype the phone up. However, thanks to leaksters, most of the information about the smartphone has been leaked on the internet.