Itel S23 Plus vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo

Comparing the Itel S23 Plus vs Motorola Edge 40 Neo across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 40 Neo scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,510, while Itel S23 Plus scores 1,581, making Motorola Edge 40 Neo the better performer.

Display: Itel S23 Plus offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 6.55 inches, making Itel S23 Plus the larger display of the two. Itel S23 Plus features a AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 40 Neo's P-OLED, making Itel S23 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Itel S23 Plus and Motorola Edge 40 Neo feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Itel S23 Plus and Motorola Edge 40 Neo feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Itel S23 Plus delivers longer battery life with 11h 40m, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo delivers 10h 24m, making Itel S23 Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Itel S23 Plus offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Motorola Edge 40 Neo offers 128 GB, making Itel S23 Plus the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 40 Neo receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Itel S23 Plus is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Motorola Edge 40 Neo receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Itel S23 Plus has a rating of 4.1.

Itel S23 Plus

₹14,999

(Out of Stock)

Motorola Edge 40 Neo

₹27,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

83%

Release Date

06 Oct, 2023

28 Sep, 2023

Performance


Unisoc T616	MediaTek Dimensity 7030
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
AMOLED	P-OLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Appealing design
Curved AMOLED display
Reliable battery life

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

Cons

Performance could have been better
Not 5G capable

Overheating & performance throttling
Captures images with boosted colours

User Ratings

4.1/5

(1,867 ratings)

4.3/5

(61,172 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

303,038 AnTuTu Score	439,243 AnTuTu Score
11h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 24m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 06, 2023

(Official)

Sep 28, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

OS Updates

N/A

2 Years

Security Updates

N/A

3 Years

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Unisoc T616

MediaTek Dimensity 7030

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57

Mali-G610 MC3

RAM

8 GB	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

303,038

439,243

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

32.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

0.8 %

13.3 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

P-OLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

90.13 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

N/A

Design

Height

N/A

159.63 mm

Width

N/A

71.99 mm

Thickness

N/A

7.79 mm

Weight

N/A

170 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6

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

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

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

N/A	4k @30 fps Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording Slow Motion Bokeh portrait video Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Camera

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

N/A

Video Recording

N/A	4k @30 fps Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging 50% in 15 minutes

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.

11h 40m

10h 24m

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

1h 58m 32s

0h 49m 49s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

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

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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope