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Motorola Edge 40 Neo vs Google Pixel 9a

59 out of 100
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Motorola Edge 40 Neo (with MediaTek Dimensity 7030) that was released on September 14, 2023, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 1 year and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 40 Neo
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 23W)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.7% more screen real estate
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 14 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • 73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1321K versus 765K)
  • Delivers 80% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1072 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G4
  • 61% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1677 and 1043 points

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 40 Neo and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
44.8
(Average)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 40 Neo
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 550 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.7% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Edge 40 Neo
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 40 Neo
1072 nits
Pixel 9a +80%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.63 mm (6.28 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 7.89 mm (0.31 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 40 Neo +7%
90.2%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 40 Neo and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7030 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2500 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 550 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC3 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 192 896
GPU clock 1000 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 40 Neo and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 40 Neo
1043
Pixel 9a +61%
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 40 Neo
2472
Pixel 9a +65%
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge 40 Neo
2024
Pixel 9a +285%
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 2024 7784
Single-core score 1043 1677
Multi-core score 2472 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge 40 Neo
765130
Pixel 9a +73%
1321069
CPU 274719 445318
GPU 92479 410687
Memory 136154 175537
UX 261578 289527
Total score 765130 1321069
Samples [6 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge 40 Neo
264
Pixel 9a +302%
1060
Stability 98% 81%
Graphics test 2 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 264 1060
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge 40 Neo +15%
14866
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 15129 10570
Video editing 7564 7547
Photo editing 32979 21264
Data manipulation 10769 12988
Writing score 18936 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 -> Starjack36AnTuTu 11795410
📘 2026-07-09 -> MarybloodAnTuTu 11796406
📘 2026-07-09 (Maryblood)AnTuTu 11796406
📘 2026-04-07 (Polar)AnTuTu 11765130
📘 2026-04-04 -> Thetusek302CPU Throttle85%
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM My UX Stock Android
OS size 14 GB 14 GB
OS updates 3 years 7 years
Security updates 3 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:17 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 13:01 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 110 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Edge 40 Neo +4%
21:04 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50A Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge 40 Neo
83.9 dB
Pixel 9a +5%
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2023 March 2025
Release date September 2023 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $499
Successor - Motorola Edge 60 Neo - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 68 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9a is definitely a better buy.

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