Motorola Edge 50 Neo vs Nothing Phone 3a

Comparing the Motorola Edge 50 Neo vs Nothing Phone 3a 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: Nothing Phone 3a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,311, while Motorola Edge 50 Neo scores 3,058, making Nothing Phone 3a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 3a offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Motorola Edge 50 Neo offers 6.4 inches, making Nothing Phone 3a the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 50 Neo features a P-OLED display compared to Nothing Phone 3a's Flexible AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 50 Neo the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Nothing Phone 3a feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nothing Phone 3a delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while Motorola Edge 50 Neo delivers 9h 39m, making Nothing Phone 3a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 50 Neo offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 3a offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 50 Neo the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 50 Neo receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 3a is rated 7.9.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 3a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Motorola Edge 50 Neo has a rating of 4.4.

Motorola Edge 50 Neo

₹20,999

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Nothing Phone 3a

₹24,999

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Summary

Release Date

16 Sep, 2024

11 Mar, 2025

16 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
P-OLED	Flexible AMOLED	IPS LCD
1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	720x1604 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


4310 mAh	5000 mAh	7000 mAh
68W Turbo Power Charging	50W Fast Charging	30W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Compact build
Vivid display
Telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom
Clean Android OS

Vibrant display
Clean OS
Good cameras
Solid battery

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

Video recording needs improvements
Dated Gorilla Glass 3 protection

Bulky design
No charger in the box

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.4/5

(31,455 ratings)

4.5/5

(52,548 ratings)

4.2/5

(21 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

669,760 AnTuTu Score	798,022 AnTuTu Score	570,353 AnTuTu Score
9h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 16, 2024

(Official)

Mar 11, 2025

(Official)

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

3 Years

1 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

6 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Hello UI

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 710

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

669,760

798,022

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

17.0 s

26.0 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

1,033

383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.7 %

25.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

P-OLED

Flexible AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

465 ppi

388 ppi

264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.13 %

87.32 %

84.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.2 %

91.4 %

84.3 %

Design

Height

154.1 mm

163.52 mm

166.2 mm

Width

71.2 mm

77.50 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.35 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

171 grams

201 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

N/A

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.5" sensor size LYT 700C 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

2k @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.14" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4310 mAh

5000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 50W Fast Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 6W Reverse 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.

9h 39m

14h 00m

16h 49m

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

37m

51m 50s

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)