Motorola Edge 50 Neo vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Neo Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.4 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Manufactured in August, 2018 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Neo
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 201g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4310mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 9
  • Higher pixel density: 514ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1220x2670 pixels 1440x2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 514 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 520 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 84 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
1245 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
657 nits
sRGB gamut107.9 %144.6 %
PWM (Flicker)355 Hz227 Hz
Response time1 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.1 mm (6.07 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
90.1 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
84 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.9 (Exynos M3)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Yes
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G72 MP18
GPU Cores 256 324
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 572 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 370.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
1063
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
3055
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2026
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1063828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30552026
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2535n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
661441
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
457443
CPU192467147238
GPU148048137906
Memory15492686902
UX16600085397
NanoReview Score661441457443
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2333
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.7 °C
Stabilityn/a95 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2333
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
6325
Writing scoren/a6182
Web scoren/a5312
Video editingn/a5462
Data manipulationn/a5867
NanoReview Scoren/a6325

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1794 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 19 GB
UI Skin Hello UI One UI 2.5

Battery

Volume 4310 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
19:26
Web Browsingn/a07:31 h
Video Playbackn/a11:36 h
Gamesn/a05:01 h
Standby Moden/a96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom 107 Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1920p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYTIA 700CSamsung SAK2L3
Sensor size1/1.51/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length73 mm52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung
Sensor size1/3.941/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
118
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
107
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
107
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
94
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
115
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
103
Bokeh40n/a
Preview59n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.7
Focal length n/a 25 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3H1
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1440p 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
88 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
71.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr August, 2018 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr August, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1000
MSRP ($) 449 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 68 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Motorola Edge 50 Neo the clear winner in this comparison.

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