Motorola Edge 40 Neo Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Motorola Edge 40 Neo is not ideal for gamers

Motorola smartphones are becoming more popular, gradually returning the corporation to its former leadership position. An excellent combination of price and product quality, skillful market segmentation, and a good marketing campaign help increase sales. And models like the hero of today’s review will only improve the financial position of the company, although the device in question will not be suitable for every user.

The design of the new product is beautiful. What is doubly surprising is the fact that the thin, ergonomic body has full moisture protection according to the IP68 standard. The only thing that slightly spoils the impression is the soiled polycarbonate, which quickly becomes covered with fingerprints. A stylish dual camera unit, minimal display frames with a built-in fingerprint scanner make the gadget even more attractive. The 6.55-inch AMOLED screen also turned out great. While we have already gotten used to the FullHD+ resolution, the flagship 144 Hz image refresh rate is rarely found even in more expensive analogues. There are no problems with color rendering or the effectiveness of the oleophobic layer.

The technical characteristics are not so impressive. The MediaTek Dimensity 7030 CPU (12GB of RAM, Mali G610MC3 video core) with 5G support scores about 550 thousand points in the AnTuTu benchmark, which allows you to count on the smoothness of the Android 13 interface, but not the maximum graphics settings in modern games. And in the most resource-intensive Fortnite or Honkai: Star Rail you will have to go down to low-medium presets. On the other hand, even long gameplay sessions do not lead to throttling and significant heating of the monoblock, and the energy efficiency of the chipset is amazing. The 5000mAh battery always lasts for a day and a half, and wired charging at 68W is provided. The volume of permanent memory has been increased to 256GB without expansion.

A 50-megapixel main photo module with hybrid stabilization and a 13-megapixel wide-angle sensor provide high-quality photographs and videos in 4K resolution, regardless of the lighting of the frame. The modules can also take pictures of moving objects in several takes. Stereo sound is characterized by a volume of almost 90 decibels, a relatively balanced frequency response. The list of advantages is also expanded with NFC contactless payment. Thus, you got an incredibly beautiful and functional phablet that will not appeal exclusively to fans of high-performance processors.