Honor X9A vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo

Comparing the Honor X9A vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 40 Neo runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Honor X9A runs at 2.2 GHz, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo the better performer.

Display: Honor X9A offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 6.55 inches, making Honor X9A the larger display of the two. Honor X9A features a AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 40 Neo's P-OLED, making Honor X9A the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor X9A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 50 MP, making Honor X9A better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor X9A offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 40 Neo delivers longer battery life with 10h 24m, while Honor X9A delivers None, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Honor X9A offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 128 GB, making Honor X9A the better option for storage.

Honor X9A

₹28,390

(Not Released in India)

Motorola Edge 40 Neo

₹27,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

31 May, 2023

28 Sep, 2023

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 695	MediaTek Dimensity 7030	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	P-OLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5100 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
40W Fast Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	512 GB
N/A	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Stylish design, IP68 rating
Impressive screen
Good battery life
Clean software

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Overheating & performance throttling
Captures images with boosted colours

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(61,172 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	439,243 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	10h 24m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 28, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Magic UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

MediaTek Dimensity 7030

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G610 MC3

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

439,243

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

32.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

13.3 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

P-OLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

402 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.94 %

90.13 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

161.6 mm

159.63 mm

162.98 mm

Width

73.9 mm

71.99 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.79 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

175 grams

170 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5100 mAh

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

10h 24m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 49m 49s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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