Motorola Edge 60 Neo vs Huawei Nova 15

65 out of 100
Motorola Edge 60 Neo
VS
66 out of 100
Huawei Nova 15

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.36-inch Motorola Edge 60 Neo (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400) that was released on September 5, 2025, against the Huawei Nova 15, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8000 and came out 4 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 60 Neo
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 16% higher pixel density (460 vs 395 PPI)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7400
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1071 and 887 points
  • Weighs 21.5 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 15
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 68W)
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 60 Neo and Huawei Nova 15 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
79.9
(Good)
Value Index
77.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type POLED OLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2670 pixels 1084 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Aluminosilicate glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 88.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 103.7% -
PWM 242 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Nova 15
6.7β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Edge 60 Neo
6.36β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1118 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 154.1 mm (6.07 inches) 161.87 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 7.2 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 174.5 g (6.16 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Red, Yellow White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Excellent (4.04/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
88.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 60 Neo and Huawei Nova 15
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 HiSilicon Kirin 8000
Max clock 2600 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.3 GHz:
- 3 cores at 2.05 GHz:
- 1 core at 2.285 GHz:
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G610 MP4
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~860.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 60 Neo and Huawei Nova 15
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1071
887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3051
2610
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 3111 -
Single-core score 1071 887
Multi-core score 3051 2610
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
964392
Nova 15 +7%
1033121
CPU 336791 427262
GPU 150158 99555
Memory 189328 216046
UX 288115 290258
Total score 964392 1033121
Samples [6 tests] Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 60 Neo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (JokerSSJ)AnTuTu 11996402
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Luk13)AnTuTu 11936117
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Geibu!)AnTuTu 11964392
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-19 (Hellster)AnTuTu 11979399
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-02 (Pslna)AnTuTu 11899423
Huawei Nova 15
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 HarmonyOS 6
ROM Hello UI -
OS size 41 GB -
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (76% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:45 hr -
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual 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 (1920p) -
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700C -
Sensor size 1/1.5" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 73 mm 69 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4 6.0
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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
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
82.1 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 December 2025
Release date October 2025 December 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $400
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Nova 15. But if the display, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge 60 Neo.

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