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Motorola Moto G84 5G vs Edge 30 Neo

58 out of 100
Motorola Moto G84 5G
VS
46 out of 100
Motorola Edge 30 Neo
Motorola Moto G84 5G
Motorola Edge 30 Neo

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G84 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 ) that was released on August 24, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 30 Neo, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 1 year before. 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 Moto G84 5G
  • Shows 31% longer battery life (24:24 vs 18:35 hours)
  • Comes with 980 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4020 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 30 Neo
  • Handles wireless charging up to 5W
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
  • Weighs 13.3 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Edge 30 Neo 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
57.3
(Average)
Value Index
19.7
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Moto G84 5G
vs
Edge 30 Neo

Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.28 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 87.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 146.4% 95.5%
PWM 90 Hz 730 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Moto G84 5G
6.5β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
Edge 30 Neo
6.28β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 14.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Moto G84 5G
1003 nits
Edge 30 Neo
1007 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches) 152.9 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) 71.2 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.75 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 168.3 g (5.94 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Red Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G84 5G
85.8%
Edge 30 Neo +2%
87.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Edge 30 Neo
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G84 5G and Motorola Edge 30 Neo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G84 5G +1%
913
Edge 30 Neo
903
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G84 5G
2030
Edge 30 Neo +7%
2165
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1404 -
Single-core score 913 903
Multi-core score 2030 2165
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Moto G84 5G +3%
610255
Edge 30 Neo
592489
CPU 243901 241435
GPU 56804 55917
Memory 152968 118265
UX 156581 176872
Total score 610255 592489
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 360
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G84 5G +15%
11661
Edge 30 Neo
10127
Web score 12401 9793
Video editing 4770 4449
Photo editing 24498 20644
Data manipulation 9779 8320
Writing score 14850 14220
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G84 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-06 (Vaqif)AnTuTu 11610255
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-06 (X)Geekbench 6 GPU1412
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-06 (X)Geekbench 6 CPU904 / 2041
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)Geekbench 6 GPU1411
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-26 (Francescolli)Geekbench 6 CPU915 / 2051
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Motorola Edge 30 Neo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 -> MarkzeAnTuTu 11592489
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (markze)AnTuTu 11592489
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM My UX -
OS size - 15 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4020 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (92% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 0:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 07:06 hr
Watching video 13:58 hr 10:58 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 04:41 hr
Standby 121 hr 93 hr
General battery life
Moto G84 5G +31%
24:24 hr
Edge 30 Neo
18:35 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.5" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7AF -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor OmniVision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Moto G84 5G
82 dB
Edge 30 Neo +7%
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2023 September 2022
Release date September 2023 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $350
Successor - Motorola Moto G86 5G - Motorola Edge 60 Neo
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 30 W Yes, 68 W
Further details
Notes on Moto G84 5G:
    - The back cover can also be made of eco-leather.
*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 Motorola Moto G84 5G is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
58 (69.9%)
25 (30.1%)
Total votes: 83

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