Motorola Edge 40 Neo vs Nothing Phone (2a)

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PHONES
Phone Names	Motorola Edge 40 Neo	Nothing Phone (2a)

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch
Announced	2023, September 14	2024, March 05
Status	Available. Released 2023, September 14	Available. Released 2024, March 12

Body
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic frame, plastic back	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions	159.6 x 72 x 7.9 mm (6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)	161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	170 g or 172 g (6.00 oz)	190 g (6.70 oz)

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)	1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Size	6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	P-OLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 700 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510)
Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
GPU	Mali-G610 MC3	Mali-G610 MC4
OS	Android 13, up to 2 major Android upgrades	Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera
Dual	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm, PDAF	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.0", 0.7µm	32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@60fps

Sound
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.4, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes	Yes, 360˚
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	68W wired, 50% in 15 min	45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Type	Li-Po 5000 mAh	5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Black, Soothing Sea, Caneel Bay, Peach Fuzz	Black, White, Milk, Blue
Models	XT2307-1	A142
Price	$ 299.00 / € 168.73 / ₹ 19,900	€ 192.59 / $ 389.00 / ₹ 21,999

OUR TESTS
Battery	Active use score 10:28h	Active use score 15:53h
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 80h	-
Camera	Photo / Video	-
Display	1073 nits max brightness (measured)	981 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-23.8 LUFS (Very good)	-26.3 LUFS (Good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 511077 (v9), 524597 (v10) GeekBench: 2563 (v5), 2563 (v6) GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 578493 (v9), 684574 (v10) GeekBench: 2184 (v5), 2592 (v6) 3DMark: 1151 (Wild Life Extreme)