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SpecEagle review · Motorola

Edge 50 Neo review: A compact 6.4" Pantone-tuned phone with telephoto and wireless charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2024·$400
Overall
75/100
Class rank
#3 of 11
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The compact telephoto Motorola.

Edge 50 Neo is a rare small phone done right: a 3× telephoto, IP68, wireless charging and a five-year update pledge in a 171 g body. The modest battery and SoC are the trade-offs of the compact ambition.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.

TypepOLED, 120 Hz, 3,000 nits peak
Size6.4 inches
Resolution2,670 × 1,200 px

02Camera

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 71-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8 (Sony LYT-700C), OIS
Ultrawide13 MP, f/2.2
Telephoto10 MP, f/2.0 (3× optical)
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 66-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2024 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity4,310 mAh
Wired68 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.

06Value

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 76-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.

What works
  • Compact 6.4", 171 g with a real 3× telephoto.
  • IP68 + 15 W wireless charging.
  • 5 OS updates — the longest in Motorola's range.
  • Pantone-validated colours and display.
What doesn't
  • Smaller 4,310 mAh battery.
  • Dimensity 7300 is mid-tier.
  • No jack.
  • 68 W brick not always bundled.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 11-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .