Upper mid-range · 2023

Motorola Edge 40 Neo

Name: Motorola Edge 40 Neo
Brand: Motorola
Price: 499999 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦260,000 to ₦499,999 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A34 Camera shares the Motorola Edge 40's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 68W fast charging

Extras Leather back, Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.55″ AMOLED · 144Hz

7030 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 68W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Edge 40 Neo looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.55″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.55"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1073 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G610 MC3

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

527,666

v10

GeekBench

2,563

Graphics test

GFXBench 23 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G610 MC3

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x2.25 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50A, 1/1.55", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Motorola Edge 40 , Huawei P50 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 68 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

10:28h

Lab endurance

10:28h

Wired charging

68 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-23.8 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-23.8 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

170 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

159.6 mm

Width

72.0 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

170 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Lower benchmark score

528k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

₦300k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

28% larger battery capacity

68 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

528k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

₦50k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·New from ₦499,999·Used from ₦260,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦260,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Felix

1.9 yrs · 3 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦360,000

Fair for used

Rex Gadgets Store

2.8 yrs · 8 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦499,999

Legendary Gadgets-W

4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 256GB

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