After rumours and teasers, motorola has introduced the edge 40 neo smartphone starting from Europe and has also confirmed the launch of the latest edge series smartphone in India on September 21st.
The company says that this will be the lightest 5G phone with IP68 ratings in the range. It has also confirmed 144Hz 10-bit pOLED curved screen. The phone runs Android 13, and the company has confirmed 2 Android updates and 3 years of security updates for the phone.
This will be one of the first phones to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7030 SoC, which has similar specifications as the Dimensity 1050. It will come with 100% plastic-free sustainable packaging, and will come with climate-friendly, yet colourful cases, said the company.
motorola edge 40 neo specifications
- 6.55-inch (2400×1080 pixels) FHD+ 10-bit pOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1300 nits brightness
- Octa Core (4 x 2.5GHz A78+ 4 x 2GHz A55) Dimensity 7030 6nm processor with Mali-G610 MC3 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB uMCP storage / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB uMCP storage
- Android 13
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Quad Pixel Technology, 13MP 120° ultra-wide autofocus camera, f/2.2 aperture, macro and depth options, LED flash
- 32MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture, Quad Pixel Technology
- USB Type-C Audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Water and dust resistant (IP68)
- Dimensions: 159.6 x 72 x 7.89mm (Silicone/Vegan Leather) / 7.79mm (PMMA/Acrylic); Weight: 170g (PMMA/Acrylic) / 172g (Silicone/Vegan Leather)
- 5G SA/NSA (15 5G bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh battery, 68W TurboPower fast charging
Pricing and availability
The motorola edge 40 Neo comes in PANTONE Soothing Sea and PANTONE Caneel Bay with a vegan leather Black and PANTONE Black Beauty colour with a glass back. It is priced starting at 399 Euros (USD 428 / Rs. 35,530 approx.) in Europe and 299.99 GBP (USD 373 / Rs. 31,015 approx.) in the UK.
We should know the price of the phone in India when it is launched next week.