With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 officially announced, smartphone brands are scrambling to launch their first flagships with the new and improved chip. The recently launched Vivo X90 Pro+ is the first smartphone to be equipped with the latest processor. Xiaomi and iQOO will also be joining the party soon with their upcoming flagship devices. Motorola doesn’t want to be left behind either; the company has confirmed it will be launching the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-equipped Moto X40 in December.

Chen Jin, General Manager of Lenovo’s Mobile Division, revealed through a Weibo post that the upcoming Motorola Moto X40 will have IP68 dust and water resistance (via ITHome). Further, he confirmed the handset will be released in China in December. The executive did not share the exact launch date. However, we can expect the smartphone to debut in the first half of the month.

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Previously, Jin revealed the Moto X40 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and also shared its AnTuTu benchmark scores. The scores reveal the SD 8 Gen 2 will offer significantly better performance than the MediaTek Dimensity 9200. In the test, the former scored 1312901, while the latter managed to get 1266101.

Reports suggest the handset will come with a 6.67-inch OLED panel with curved edges on all four sides. It will support an FHD+ resolution, 10-bit colors, and feature an under-display fingerprint scanner. The device is expected to arrive with up to 18 GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage. It will likely run on the MY UI 5.0-based Android 13 OS.

Moto X40 could pack a 5,000mAh battery with 68W fast charging. For photography, it may have a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide unit, and a 12-megapixel telephoto sensor on the back. The handset is expected to feature a 60-megapixel selfie camera.

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