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Motorola Edge 50 Neo vs Nothing Phone (1)

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Motorola Edge 50 Neo
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61 out 100
Nothing Phone (1)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
Nothing Phone (1)

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Neo Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.4 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Nothing Phone (1), Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Neo
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 193.5g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4310mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Nothing Phone (1)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
vs
Nothing Phone (1)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.4 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1220x2670 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 85.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
1245 nits
Nothing Phone (1)
662 nits
sRGB gamut107.9 %95.9 %
PWM (Flicker)355 Hz119 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 50 Neo], [Nothing Phone (1)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.1 mm (6.07 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
90.1 %
Nothing Phone (1)
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Nothing Phone (1) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
1063
Nothing Phone (1)
1047
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
3055
Nothing Phone (1)
2955
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10631047
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30552955
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2535n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 50 Neo], [Nothing Phone (1)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
661441
Nothing Phone (1)
641971
CPU192467209288
GPU148048155344
Memory154926129125
UX166000148214
NanoReview Score661441641971

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin Hello UI Nothing OS 3.0

Battery

Volume 4310 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
n/a
Nothing Phone (1)
23:08
Web Browsingn/a09:10 h
Video Playbackn/a13:32 h
Gamesn/a05:14 h
Standby Moden/a115 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 107 Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1920p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYTIA 700CSony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.51/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/3.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
118
Nothing Phone (1)
121
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
107
Nothing Phone (1)
112
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
115
Nothing Phone (1)
114
Bokeh4055
Preview5973
Zoomn/a78
Sources: DxOMark [Motorola Edge 50 Neo], [Nothing Phone (1)]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor n/a Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.13
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B6/​B8/​B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
88 dB
Nothing Phone (1)
84.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 500
MSRP ($) 449 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 68 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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