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Motorola Edge 40 Neo vs Edge 40

59 out of 100
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
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59 out of 100
Motorola Edge 40
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
Motorola Edge 40

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Motorola Edge 40 Neo (with MediaTek Dimensity 7030) that was released on September 14, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 40, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (5)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40 Neo
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (981K versus 765K)

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 40 Neo and Edge 40 crucial features
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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
44.8
(Average)
Value Index
35.2
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 40 Neo
vs
Edge 40

Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 550 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.7% 97.1%
PWM 120 Hz 144 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 40 Neo +3%
1069 nits
Edge 40
1034 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.63 mm (6.28 inches) 158.43 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) 71.99 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.89 mm (0.31 inches) 7.49 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 40 Neo
90.2%
Edge 40 +1%
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 40 Neo and Motorola Edge 40
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7030 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Max clock 2500 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 550 MediaTek APU 570
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC3 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 192 288
GPU clock 1000 MHz 836 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS ~481.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 40 Neo and Motorola Edge 40
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 40 Neo
1043
Edge 40 +7%
1120
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 40 Neo
2472
Edge 40 +48%
3665
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge 40 Neo
2024
Edge 40 +135%
4765
Compute Score (GPU) 2024 4765
Single-core score 1043 1120
Multi-core score 2472 3665
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge 40 Neo
765130
Edge 40 +28%
981459
CPU 274719 349209
GPU 92479 150375
Memory 136154 181946
UX 261578 299929
Total score 765130 981459
Samples [6 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge 40 Neo
264
Edge 40 +65%
435
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 264 435
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Edge 40 Neo
n/a
Edge 40
1260
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1260
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge 40 Neo
14866
Edge 40 +8%
16124
Web score 15129 15979
Video editing 7564 7875
Photo editing 32979 46444
Data manipulation 10769 10609
Writing score 18936 18299
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 -> Starjack36AnTuTu 11795410
📘 2026-07-09 -> MarybloodAnTuTu 11796406
📘 2026-07-09 (Maryblood)AnTuTu 11796406
📘 2026-04-07 (Polar)AnTuTu 11765130
📘 2026-04-04 -> Thetusek302CPU Throttle85%
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Motorola Edge 40
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-22 (GEKO973239)AnTuTu 111022272
📘 2026-05-03 (Ren :3)AnTuTu 111007624
📘 2026-04-29 (Ren :3)AnTuTu 11991321
📘 2026-04-15 (Poseidon)AnTuTu 11992657
📘 2026-03-05 (Otuab)AnTuTu 11947213
Add View all (22)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM My UX My UX
OS size 14 GB 22 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4400 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 0:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:17 hr 08:43 hr
Watching video 13:01 hr 13:43 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 05:18 hr
Standby 110 hr 108 hr
General battery life
Edge 40 Neo
21:04 hr
Edge 40 +6%
22:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.4
Sensor Omnivision OV50A Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 21
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge 40 Neo
83.9 dB
Edge 40 +7%
89.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced September 2023 May 2023
Release date September 2023 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $600
Successor - Motorola Edge 60 Neo - Motorola Edge 70
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 68 W Yes, 68 W
Further details
Notes on Edge 40:
    - The back cover could be made of eco-leather (optionally).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and software are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 40 Neo. But if the performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge 40.

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jack October 3, 2023 at 02:42 AM
edge 40 neo don't have LPDDR5 and ufs 3.1. this has lpddr4x ram and ufs 2.2 and protection is neg glass not gorilla glass 3.
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AJ DJ September 27, 2023 at 06:19 PM
The Edge 40 Neo doesn't have a 3.5mm jack.
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Serhii September 28, 2023 at 06:52 AM
Thank you for your comment, we will check the information.
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Improver September 16, 2023 at 06:02 AM
The neo uses WiFi 6E and Corning Gorilla 3.
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Serhii September 16, 2023 at 08:04 AM
Thank you very much for such a useful comment, we will definitely pay attention to it.
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