Motorola Edge 50 Neo smartphone review

Motorola Edge 50 Neo Smartphone Review: The Motorola Edge 50 Neo was announced in August 2024 and started shipping to customers on the same day. The smartphone has been launched globally and is available in many regions around the world. This is a camera-oriented mid-range smartphone, so it has a full set of proper cameras and not some 2MP tricks.

It also comes with many advanced technologies, including 5G connectivity and wireless connectivity, to impress modern users. Even the design of the Motorola Edge 50 Neo is quite stylish due to the use of premium eco-leather materials and looks similar to other Motorola Edge series devices. It is clear that the company wants to impress its modern users with this smartphone, but whether it can or not remains to be seen. Let’s start with a detailed review of the Motorola Edge 50 Neo smartphone and find out if it is worth buying.

Motorola Edge 50 Neo smartphone review

Highlights

1. The Motorola Edge 50 Neo smartphone features a 6.4-inch LTPO P-OLED display with support for a high refresh rate of 120Hz.
2. The chipset inside the smartphone is the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 5G SoC, which is capable of clocking speeds of 4×2.5 GHz.
3. The Motorola Edge 50 Neo smartphone arrives with Android 14 with a clean user interface.
4. The Motorola Edge 50 Neo smartphone has a 50MP triple rear camera system, while the selfie camera has a 32MP sensor.
5. The phone has a 4,310 mAh battery with 68W wired fast charging and 15W wireless fast charging support.

Design and display

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo has a combination of flat and curved design. The front screen and side bezel are flat, but the rear panel and its edges are curved to provide a more comfortable grip. While the side and middle frame are made of plastic, the back panel is made of eco-leather material, which is not only premium to the touch but also looks quite sophisticated.

The body of the smartphone is solid and does not creak or flex in any way. This phone is even MIL-STD-810H compliant, so you can rest easy knowing that the smartphone is extremely rugged. The smartphone is available in Nautical Blue, Latte, Grisaille and Poinciana colors.

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo has an extremely bezel-less display with uniform bezels all around. Talking about the display, the new smartphone features a 6.4-inch LTPO P-OLED display that supports a high refresh rate of 120Hz. This display comes with an FHD+ resolution and supports 1 billion colors, so Images and videos will appear sharper. This display panel can also reach a brightness of up to 3000 nits, which will be enough to view the screen outdoors without problems. It will also be protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and IP68 water and dust resistance.

Memory and internal

Motorola equipped the Motorola Edge 50 Neo smartphone with the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 5G chipset, which is capable of reaching a clock speed of up to 4×2.5 GHz. The performance is decent and you can launch any application or game quickly without any problem . The same performance can also be seen in the gaming section.

Its gaming performance is also quite decent and it can play games like PUBGm, Summoners War, CODm, Black Desert Mobile, and even Genshin Impact at decent frame rates. The smartphone also supports 5G connectivity for gigabit download speeds and lower latency, which should help in online gaming. The smartphone also comes with Android 14 with a clean UI for the best experience.

Motorola mentioned that they are working to provide faster Android updates and even committed to providing five years of Android updates, which is much more than the company was previously willing to do. In terms of memory and storage, the Motorola Edge 50 Neo is available for purchase with up to 8GB/12GB of RAM and 256GB/512GB of fast UFS 2.2 internal storage.

Camera

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo features a 50MP triple rear camera setup. The main rear camera consists of a 50MP sensor that is capable of taking fantastic photos with tons of details, high dynamic range, and natural color tone. The second camera has a 10MP telephoto sensor, which can take magnified photos with 3x optical zoom. Images look incredible with excellent levels of detail and little to no noise.

The same goes for the 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera, which can take great photos with a wide 120˚ field of view without distortion at the edges, as is often the case with other ultra-wide-angle cameras. The detail levels are quite good and the color tone also appears naturally.

On the front, the smartphone has a 32MP selfie camera that can capture great selfies with natural color tone and high levels of detail. When it comes to video recording, both the rear and selfie cameras can record videos with a maximum resolution of 4K at 30 FPS. Additionally, the rear cameras have gyroscope EIS to stabilize video during shooting, but not the selfie camera.

Battery and others

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo is powered by a decent capacity 4310mAh battery that can keep it going for 1-2 days with lighter usage including camera, music, YouTube and a bit of social media. But the battery won’t last as long if you are a heavy user or play a lot of games. Plus, if you use 5G to play games or download movies, your battery will drain even faster. With continued use of 5G, the battery may struggle to last a full day.

However, there is support for 68W wired fast charging that can fully charge the smartphone in about 1 hour. The phone also supports 15W wireless fast charging, which doesn’t come close to the charging speeds of the wired charger, but gets the job done. Apart from that, the smartphone supports tri-band Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, an under-display fingerprint sensor, stereo speakers, NFC, and a USB Type-C connector for charging. The smartphone is available for $287 (Rs 23,999 in India) approximately.

Pros and cons of the Motorola Edge 50 Neo

Details of the specifications of the Motorola Edge 50 Neo

Below you can see the Motorola Edge 50 Neo Smartphone Full Specifications.

Conclusion

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo is a fantastic mid-range smartphone that users have been looking for for a long time. Most other phones in this category have a good camera along with one or two useless lenses. Basically, they have a single camera designed to look like more, but that is not the case with this smartphone.

It has a proper triple camera setup with a telephoto lens and the camera performance is fantastic, but that’s not the only good thing about this phone. The design, display, gaming performance and even the charging capacity of the phone are quite good. Not to mention, the phone supports wired and wireless fast charging, which is unheard of in the mid-range category.

Even with all these specifications and features, the price of the phone is surprisingly low. If you are looking for a new phone, you should miss out on this deal. The only alternative to this phone would be the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro, which has a better gaming chipset at a higher price but comes with poor camera performance and no wireless charging. However, the final decision is up to you, so it is better to choose a smartphone based on your needs and requirements.