Moto X40 Will Debut with IP68 Rating, Snapdragon 8 Gen SoC in December

Moto X40 is to debut in China in December, the makers also confirmed that it'll have an IP68 rating. Moto X40 was supposed to be the first smartphone to feature Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, as reported a couple of weeks before.

The exact launch date and specifications of this forthcoming handset are still not official. The flagship smartphone might make its debut in two storage configuration options, suggested TENAA suggests.

General Manager of Lenovo Mobile Business Group, Chen Jin shared a post on Weibo calling the Moto X40 the" SUV" of mobile phones, where the smartphone is confirmed to offer IP68- rated water resistance. He also revealed that the Moto X40 is set to launch in China in December.

Jin had also confirmed before that the Moto X40 will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. He also revealed its score on benchmarking service AnTuTu. With a score of on AnTuTu, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC-powered Moto X40 seems to outperform the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC which reportedly achieved a score of on AnTuTu.

A recent TENAA listing appears to give some idea of what we could be the specifications of the Moto X40.

• The handset could arrive in two storage configurations 8 GB RAM 128 GB and 12 GB RAM 256 GB storage.
• The phone may come with a battery capacity of 5,000 mAh.
• In addition, the Moto X40 is anticipated to sport an OLED display with a refresh rate of over to 165Hz.
• Its triple rear camera setup could feature two 50-megapixel sensors along with a 12-megapixel telephoto sensor.

This smartphone may also get a 60- megapixel selfie camera. It could be 8.5 mm thin and weigh about 196g. The smartphone is expected to support 68W fast charging as well.