Motorola Edge 40 Neo vs Google Pixel 8a
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Motorola Edge 40 Neo (with MediaTek Dimensity 7030) that was released on September 14, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8a, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40 Neo
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Shows 7% longer battery life (21:04 vs 19:43 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 18W)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.45 inch larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 8.9% more screen real estate
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 16 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8a
- 87% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1433K versus 765K)
- Delivers 41% higher peak brightness (1503 against 1068 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G3
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 43% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1491 and 1043 points
- The phone is 8 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 430 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 81.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.7% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Edge 40 Neo
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
Pixel 8a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.63 mm (6.28 inches) | 152.1 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) | 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.89 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.52/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7030 | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC3 | Immortalis-G715s MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2024 | 8490 |
| Single-core score | 1043 | 1491 |
| Multi-core score | 2472 | 3584 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 274719 | 546093 |
| GPU | 92479 | 391230 |
| Memory | 136154 | 195569 |
| UX | 261578 | 300801 |
| Total score | 765130 | 1433693 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 264 | 990 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15129 | - |
| Video editing | 7564 | - |
| Photo editing | 32979 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10769 | - |
| Writing score | 18936 | - |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-22 -> Starjack36 | AnTuTu 11 | 795410 |
| 📘 2026-07-09 -> Maryblood | AnTuTu 11 | 796406 |
| 📘 2026-07-09 (Maryblood) | AnTuTu 11 | 796406 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 (Polar) | AnTuTu 11 | 765130 |
| 📘 2026-04-04 -> Thetusek302 | CPU Throttle | 85% |
Google Pixel 8a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-28 (adismsha) | AnTuTu 11 | 1471866 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_dise | Geekbench 6 GPU | 8490 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_dise | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1491 / 3584 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_dise | AnTuTu 11 | 1397797 |
| 📘 2025-12-17 (jpara_dise) | AnTuTu 11 | 1397797 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | My UX | Stock Android |
| OS size | 14 GB | 18.4 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4492 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (82% in 30 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:51 hr | 2:09 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:17 hr | 08:15 hr |
| Watching video | 13:01 hr | 13:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 04:54 hr |
| Standby | 110 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50A | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) | 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 60 |
| Preview | - | 71 |
| Zoom | - | 126 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2023 | May 2024 |
| Release date | September 2023 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $499 |
| Successor | - Motorola Edge 60 Neo | - Google Pixel 10a |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 8a is definitely a better buy.
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