Introduction
Today Motorola announced the most compact member of the Edge 50 family this year, the Edge 50 Neo. Its launch coincided with the start of the global rollout of the vanilla Edge 50, so we got a chance to play with them both.
The Edge 50 Neo may be the smallest with a 6.36-inch display, but it sits above the Edge 50 Fusion in the hierarchy. In fact, the device offers an impressive feature set not just for its size, but also for its price.
Motorola Edge 50 Neo specs at a glance:
- Body: 154.1×71.2×8.1mm, 171g; Gorilla Glass 3 front, aluminium frame, silicone polymer (eco leather) back; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), MIL-STD-810H compliant*, * Not guaranteed for use in harsh or extreme conditions.
- Display: 6.36″ LTPO OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak), 460ppi.
- Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm): Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G615 MC2.
- Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 2.2.
- OS/Software: Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades.
- rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, Multi-directional PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 10 MP, f2.0, 73mm, 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS; Ultra Wide Angle: 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚, 1.12µm, PDAF.
- Front Camera: 32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 0.7µm.
- video capture: rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; Front Camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps.
- Battery: 4310mAh; 68W wired, 15W wireless.
- Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 6e; BT 5.2; NFC.
- various: Fingerprint reader (under the display, optical); stereo speakers.
The Neo features a 120Hz LTPO OLED panel with a variable refresh rate, a proper triple-camera setup with a dedicated 3x zoom lens, and fast wired and wireless charging. It also comes with a comfortable 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage in its base version.
In a market with fewer compact options, the Motorola Edge 50 Neo makes an interesting option with its capable hardware and surprisingly aggressive pricing.
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
Still, the Edge 50 is bigger, more expensive but also more capable than the Neo. It has a more powerful chip, a bigger display with higher resolution, and a bigger battery.
Motorola Edge 50 specifications at a glance:
- Body: 160.8×72.4×7.8mm, 180g; Glass front, Aluminium frame, Silicone polymer (Eco leather or Eco suede) back; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5 metres for 30 minutes), MIL-STD-810H compliant*, * Not guaranteed for use in harsh or extreme conditions.
- Display: 6.70″ P-OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (peak), 1220x2712px resolution, 20.01:9 aspect ratio, 446ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7th Generation 1 AE (4 nm): Octa-core (1×2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 644.
- Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 2.2.
- OS/Software: Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades.
- rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, Multi-directional PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 10 MP, f2.0, 73mm, 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS; Ultra Wide Angle: 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚, 1.12µm, PDAF.
- Front Camera: 32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 0.7µm.
- video capture: rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; Front Camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 68W wired, 15W wireless.
- Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 6e; BT 5.2; NFC.
- various: Fingerprint reader (under the display, optical); stereo speakers.
However, both handsets compliant with the MIL-STD 810H military standard and are IP68 rated against water and dust.
Head over to the next page to check out some photos, camera samples and benchmarks of the newly announced phones.
