Motorola Edge 40 Neo review
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- 27 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 26 Sep 2023Edge 40 Neo: Dimensity 7030 People: Good chipset But...... moreBecause the Samsung costs almost double. You get 8+ Gen1 in the price range and fast charging, etc.
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- 26 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 26 Sep 2023Edge 40 Neo: Dimensity 7030 People: Good chipset But...... moreNot a bad chip bad at all. I have watched 10 or so video reviews of NEO on YT and everyone says "good everyday performance with no stutters and apps opening very quick". But of course it can't handle Genshin Impact on higher settings. Exynos is better than before? Good if it is. Exynos was for many years the reason why many didn't buy Samsung flagships here in Europe.
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- Anonymous
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- 26 Sep 2023
Edge 40 Neo: Dimensity 7030
People: Good chipset
But...
Galaxy A54: Exynos 1380 (more powerful and efficient than the Dimensity 7030)
People: Bad chipset
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- 26 Sep 2023
Can I record a phone call on this phone? Reply
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- 26 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 25 Sep 2023Neo or g84? Both are at same price now inr 20000. I prefer ... moreI personally think you should exchange your current phone from Amazon to purchase a Nokia X30, or buy an older Edge series device with a Snapdragon chipset, if they are offered in India.
The newer devices don't feature anything "unique", despite being decent enough and have pleasant-looking color choices
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- 26 Sep 2023
Petri S, 26 Sep 20231) About the camera review part of NEO. Weird. I just looke... moreThis is why I prefer not to read mobile phone reviews from those who receive those devices as incentives, so naturally they get compared in a way that the device of interest appears terrible, when it's not during day to day use.
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- 26 Sep 2023
atichko, 26 Sep 2023Am doing just that it seems to be better than mentioned in ... moreAfter all, modern phones have larger batteries with skinny tall displays, where companies wouldn't have thought it was possible back in 2016. And Mediatek chipsets appear to be more efficient with every generation, so it's likely that would've affected the battery performance in this phone.
5000mAh is more than enough imho, considering that I use my Nokia 8 for 2-3 days with a tiny 3000mAh battery lol
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- 26 Sep 2023
Vibe, 21 Sep 2023Yh, i dont believe the battery life is that bad, check othe... moreAm doing just that it seems to be better than mentioned in this review but no one is overly ecstatic about the battery performance.
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- Petri S
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- 26 Sep 2023
1) About the camera review part of NEO. Weird. I just looked at the daylight photos from the main 50mp sensor and they looked very natural real to life on my screen. Makes me wonder if they had been from some flagship phone or Nothing 2 maybe only praise had been coming of how nice and natural they look?
2) Even more weirdness! Then I looked on review page 5 and especially went to that excellent "photo comparison tool" and shock 'n' horror 🤯 how dull and colourless photo looked there compared to Edge 40! Look there at the red colour of the tomato (up in the middle, beside carrot) and look how red looks more brown than red and that carrot isn't orange but nearly yellow! So there seems to be something very wrong with photos from main camera output since Edge 40 photos looks totally different and much better (also on A54).
3) Conclusion, we will not know if AI was OFF in camera settings or if they had changed it to AI ON and if that had changed everything to better colourful results, because GSMarena never mentions what settings they use while taking daytime photos. Which is a bummer. Now I'm just left confused 🤔 and disappointed 🫤.
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- Anonymous
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- 25 Sep 2023
Neo or g84? Both are at same price now inr 20000. I prefer sd chipset though. Please advise which one is better and specially the camera. Please help me decide.
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- 25 Sep 2023
Petri S, 21 Sep 2023I wouldn't trust that test. It has clrearly given wron... moreRegardless of its specs, I think the Edge 40 Neo should be praised for the design too!!
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- 25 Sep 2023
Question for Motorola users:
How Motorola is handling the Android Updates?
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- 24 Sep 2023
ashrobb, 22 Sep 2023Now that I think about it, the Edge 30 Neo had the Snapdrag... moreHad 30 Neo for about 2 months...
It had better SoT than my current Edge 40 Pro
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- 23 Sep 2023
Scrooge, 23 Sep 2023Midrangers use to be kings of battery life, now they'r... moreBattery test is flawed for sure
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- 23 Sep 2023
Scrooge, 23 Sep 2023Midrangers use to be kings of battery life, now they'r... moreI can't believe the battery is that bad. Don't trust automatic benchs
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- 23 Sep 2023
Midrangers use to be kings of battery life, now they're playing second fiddle to this year's flagships
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- AJ Ernesto
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- 23 Sep 2023
CG, 22 Sep 2023In Germany, the Edge 40 (8/256) is available for €370 at ma... moreThere are many decisions that go into pricing a phone or naming a phone.. Take the g84: better cameras than the g82, same SD695 chip set, 12/256 instead of 8/128, yet the g84 is £249 in the UK. The g82 was priced at £289.
The Edge 30 Neo was more like a g series phone with a flat screen, the same SD695 but without SD card or 3mm jack. It coulg only shoot 1080. Yet the g100 came with an SD870 but was called a g instead of an Edge, except in China where the g100 was called the Edge S.
It's just marketing.
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- 22 Sep 2023
AJ Ernesto, 22 Sep 2023In the UK the Edge 40 is mainly £529. Black colour is £489 ... moreIn Germany, the Edge 40 (8/256) is available for €370 at major retailers, the 40 Neo (12/256) sits at €400 atm. Imho, 4G more RAM do not outweight all other setbacks. I also do not consider said setbacks innovative.
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- 22 Sep 2023
CG, 22 Sep 2023I did not know the Neo was supposed to be the "new Lit... moreIn the UK the Edge 40 is mainly £529. Black colour is £489 on Amazon. It was discounted to £399 by some retailers a few weeks ago before returning to £529. It comes only as 8gb/256gb.
The 40 Neo is £299 in the UK on Amazon and the Motorola website. The only UK offering is 12gb/256gb.
The only Edge 30 Neo with SD695 chipset is normally
£349, but £329 on Amazon, and discounted to £299 on the Motorola website.
Neo just means new or innovative.
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- 22 Sep 2023
Dr. Watson, 21 Sep 2023"How come the fact the 40 Neo is a clear stepdown comp... moreI did not know the Neo was supposed to be the "new Lite". Nevertheless, I'd argue that
1) How about actually calling it "Lite" or "Cheapo" instead of the clearly misleading "Neo", implying technical advantage?
2) Regardless of what it's called or where Motorola execs envision it to be positioned in the market, the Neo in Europe is about 10% more expensive than the regular 40, so the usual comparison of the device under test to a price-eroded older model is still valid and necessary for an informed buyers decision. That is what GSMA blatantly misses with this review, and this irks me.