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Realme Neo 8 vs Motorola Edge 60 Neo

87 out of 100
Realme Neo 8
VS
65 out of 100
Motorola Edge 60 Neo
Realme Neo 8
Motorola Edge 60 Neo

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme Neo 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on January 22, 2026, against the Motorola Edge 60 Neo, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme Neo 8
  • 3.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3222K versus 964K)
  • Comes with 2800 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 68W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 60 Neo
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 40.5 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.87 mm narrower
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Realme Neo 8 and Motorola Edge 60 Neo crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Neo 8
79*
Edge 60 Neo
67*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Neo 8
99*
Edge 60 Neo
71*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Neo 8
87*
Edge 60 Neo
65*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
118.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
79.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Neo 8
vs
Edge 60 Neo

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1220 x 2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3800 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 89%
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
Neo 8
6.78″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Edge 60 Neo
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Neo 8
n/a
Edge 60 Neo
1115 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 154.1 mm (6.07 inches)
Width 77.07 mm (3.03 inches) 71.2 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 174.5 g (6.16 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Eco-leather
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Purple Gray, Green, Red, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Excellent (4.04/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) · 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Neo 8 +2%
90.4%
Edge 60 Neo
89%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme Neo 8 and Motorola Edge 60 Neo
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 7400
Max clock 3800 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 1024 256
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme Neo 8 and Motorola Edge 60 Neo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Neo 8 +161%
2792
Edge 60 Neo
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Neo 8 +208%
9400
Edge 60 Neo
3051
Compute Score (GPU)
Neo 8 +467%
17644
Edge 60 Neo
3111
Compute Score (GPU) 17644 3111
Single-core score 2792 1071
Multi-core score 9400 3051
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Neo 8 +234%
3222272
Edge 60 Neo
964392
CPU 985008 336791
GPU 1049223 150158
Memory 419700 189328
UX 768341 288115
Total score 3222272 964392
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme Neo 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-10 (Rilmi tech)AnTuTu2982240
📘 2026-07-23 (alexandre)Battery lifeSOT 16:00 / 19:34
📘 2026-06-26 -> quicklywebAnTuTu3307681
📘 2026-05-31 (VUBADAO)AnTuTu3192468
📘 2026-05-21 (Weza)AnTuTu3222272
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Motorola Edge 60 Neo
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-26 (JokerSSJ)AnTuTu996402
📘 2026-06-05 (Luk13)AnTuTu936117
📘 2026-04-23 (Geibu!)AnTuTu964392
📘 2026-02-19 (Hellster)AnTuTu979399
📘 2026-02-02 (Pslna)AnTuTu899423
Add View all (6)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Hello UI
OS size - 41 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 68 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (76% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 0:45 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1920p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX896 Sony LYT-700C
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.0
Focal length 80 mm 73 mm
Sensor Samsung JN5 Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX480 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 6.0 5.4
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Neo 8
n/a
Edge 60 Neo
82.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 September 2025
Release date January 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $379
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 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 Realme Neo 8 is definitely a better buy.

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