Look and feel
early all the features that were in the Edge 40 are in the Neo but its price has gone down. In fact, this is going to be closer to Rs 20K. Its price is going to be Rs 25K but the effective price is Rs 20K. And think about it, this is one of the lightest phones & the looks are amazing. It has a curved display & OLED. There are many things to tell about it. Everything is improving slowly but they are doing it. For eg, the packaging is environmentally friendly with recyclable material. All the brands are moving towards being environmentally friendly. Motorola is no different. First of all, let me see. Oh, the case isn’t on the phone this time. Generally, when Motorola phones come in the box, the case is on. But this case is different. Alright, very nice. As I said, Motorola is looking for improvements everywhere. It’s torn. Alright, let’s remove it. Oh, look at this case! It’s a hard case, it’s a kind of bumper case. It’s open from the sides, but from the top & bottom. So it’s a very nice case, I like it. I’ll put it on & show you. Oh! Very interesting. It’s a 68W charger & it’s a Type C charger. So it’s a very nice 68W charger, USB Type C to Type C charging cable.
Build Quality
Despite having a 5000mAh battery, it’s 172.3g. That’s very light. When you hold it in your hand or pocket, it’s a pocket friendly phone. If I talk about the ports & buttons, there’s a speaker grill, microphone, USB Type C, a sim card tray & nothing on the left side. There’s a microphone on the top & Dolby Atmos tuned speakers. There are stereo speakers too. There’s a volume rocker on the top right & a power on off button.
display
It’s a vegan leather back. Look at this design, it’s very nice. And it has a curved display as I said. It’s beautiful & lightweight. Oh! Just look at this. Seriously, Motorola is doing very well in terms of looks. The feel of the vegan leather in the hand is amazing. Even the metal camera module looks very nice. It comes in 3 colours. There’s a black colour which is PMMA finish. And the other 2 are vegan leather. And the other one is a kind of mint colour. So that’s also kind of greenish. But this one stands out for me. And this is a climate friendly case. The normal TPU case turns yellow after a few days. This is not going to be that. So it’s a very nice case. And the bulk doesn’t increase at all. When you hold it in your hand, it doesn’t feel bulky. There’s an in-display fingerprint sensor as it’s not side mounted. It’s a P-OLED display. It’s a 6.55” curved P-OLED display. It has a 144Hz fast refresh rate & a peak brightness of1300 nits. And 144Hz feels extremely smooth. It also supports HDR10+. If I compare it with the Edge 40, the display is the same. The only difference is that it had a metal frame & you could see the antenna lines. But still, it’s a chamfered Edge so it gives a premium look. And when you feel the swipes & touches while using it, you come to know that it’s buttery smooth due to the 144Hz fast refresh rate. And you get a clean Android experience. It has all the features that Motorola’s flagship phones have. Multimedia It’s going to be fun. It has Dolby Atmos powered stereo speakers. It has an amazing curved display. Multimedia is absolutely great. This is probably one of the best experiences for multimedia in Rs 20K. Although it has Widevine L1, it doesn’t support HDR on Netflix. It might come with an update but you can watch HDR on YouTube. It also has DC Dimming feature. If you look at the screen for a long time in low light, it won’t be a problem for your eyes. It doesn’t have a notification light like earlier phones. But it has an OS feature called Edge Lighting. So when you get a call, you’ll know immediately. Because it has a curved display, you’ll get a light on the side. Curved displays look absolutely premium. In Rs 20-25K, there are curved & flat displays. What do you prefer? Let me know in the comments. I really want to know whether you prefer a flat display. Because it has advantages & curved displays have advantages too. What do you prefer? Another thing that generally comes in flagship phones is IP68 certification. You get it in this Rs 20-22K phone. Again, in this price range, you get IP53 & IP52. But this has IP68 certification. So I’d say it’s dust & waterproof. Even if it falls under water for 1-1.5m, you shouldn’t have any problem. In rainy season, it’s very nice. Or if you swim a lot & use your phone, it’s no problem. Let’s talk about connectivity. It has all the flagship connectivity options. It has WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, 5G support, 124G VoLTE, WiFi calling support. It supports 4×4 MIMO. So connectivity options, all of them are there. If I talk about sensors, it has an in-display fingerprint sensor, face unlock, all the other sensors that you need in a smartphone.
Performance
You can play games on medium to high settings. We played PUBG, COD Mobile & they worked very well. Motorola always does something world’s first & India’s first. It has the world’s first 7030 processor.
Camera
Let’s talk about the camera. Yes, it’s a very functional camera. Again, I’m noticing that the 2MP sensors are gradually moving away. And Motorola is taking the lead. It has a dual camera setup which is good. It has a 50MP OIS camera. Yes, it supports OIS. It has a 13MP ultrawide sensor, which is basically an autofocus sensor. So you can shoot macro photos & it also provides depth information. So when you click a portrait, it’s beneficial. And it has a 32MP selfie sensor. Again, it’s a 32MP sensor which is quite good. Like I’ve said, Motorola is taking good steps ahead in the camera department. And this one is no different. I’m giving you the G-Drive link of the photos we took in the original quality. Overall, the photos are good in normal conditions. Selfies are not that good as compared to the 32MP. Portraits have also improved a lot. So that also comes out good. Like I said, if you want to see the original quality, then do check out the G-Drive link. Even in videography, you can shoot 4K 30FPS on both the front & back. It’s not 60FPS but it’s 4K on both the sides which is really good. There’s a portrait video mode feature too. So you can blur the background & shoot videos. And there’s a low light mode too. So it automatically detects low light & clicks videos & photos accordingly. Features There’s a horizontal lock feature in videography. It locks the horizon. There’s a slow motion mode. There’s HDR video recording support. And there’s audio support too. It also supports audio zoom, which is good for videos. Other things like IP68 certification, SAR value is within limits, Widevine L1 support, you get edge lighting instead of notification light & I forgot to show you the sim card tray. It doesn’t have a sim tool, but it has a dual nano sim card slot. It has a 128GB base variant & a 12256GB version. Pricing- It has a 23999 base variant & the effective price is 20999. The 12256 variant is also available under 25999. For 21K, it offers you a lot. You get IP68, curved POLED display,
Ui
ven though it’s rebranded, that’s what it is. I love MyUX & there’s no question about it. It’s very optimised. It’s very good in terms of battery performance & optimisation. Motorola’s MyUX comes with customisations so it’s kind of best of both the worlds. It has gestures & all that is there. Motorola has announced 2 years of major updates & 3 years of security updates. Generally it’s 1 plus 3 & now it’s 2 plus 3. At the start of this video, I said that Motorola is improving in everything. Features It has ReadyFor, which means you can seamlessly connect to a big screen. It has Family Spaces so you can create a space for your kids. It also has ThinkShield for security.
Battery
it has a 5000mAh battery. But still it feels so light.
Conclusion
Dolby Atmos speakers, performance is also right up there. There’s a 5 Lakh AnTuTu score & there are 2-3 year security updates. It has all the features of the Moto Edge 40. You just don’t get a metal frame & there’s no wireless charging. All other features are available under 25K. It’s Flipkart Exclusive & you can buy it from offline stores like Reliance. I suggest you go to offline stores & feel this phone in hand.
