Motorola is reportedly working on a new device in its Edge series. It is expected to be the Edge 40 Neo that will join the Edge 40 which debuted in the global markets earlier this year. The smartphone will likely arrive as the successor to last year’s Edge 30 Neo. It recently appeared on TDRA certification as well as Amazon Italy website where the latter revealed key specifications. Now, ahead of the official launch, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo has been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking platform.
The Geekbench listing of the Motorola Edge
40 Neo reveals a motherboard codenamed ‘manaus’. It comprises of eight cores
with base clock speed of 2GHz. The chipset has not been exactly specified but
we expect it to be the MediaTek Dimensity 1050. The benchmarking database
mentions 8GB RAM onboard and we can expect more variants at launch. The device
is listed in Android 13 OS.
In the Geekbench’s single-core and
multi-core test results, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo scored 3,559 and 8,508 points
respectively. The listing does not reveal any additional details of the
smartphone. The TRDA certification confirmed 5G connectivity on the device.
As per the Amazon listing, the Motorola
Edge 40 Neo features a 6.55-inch center-aligned punch-hole pOLED display with
FHD+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. The back panel has a small
rectangular camera module housing a 50MP main sensor paired with a 13MP
secondary lens. It will be equipped with a Dimensity 1050 SoC coupled with 12GB
RAM and 256GB storage. The smartphone will draw its power from a 5,000mAh
battery unit with support for 67W fast charging.
The Amazon listing also revealed that the
Edge 40 Neo will launch in Italy by September 15 priced at EUR 399.
