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Edge 40 Neo review: Light, IP68 mid-range with curved OLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2023·€399
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#20 of 71
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A rare IP68 mid-range with curved-screen looks.

Edge 40 Neo brings curved pOLED + IP68 below €400. Dimensity 7030 is the trade-off for that build quality.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

TypeCurved pOLED, 144 Hz
Size6.55 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide13 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for mid phones of 2023.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired68 W

05Build

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid phones of 2023.

06Value

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid phones of 2023.

What works
  • IP68 rare in mid-range.
  • 144 Hz curved pOLED.
  • Near-stock Android.
  • Light at 170 g.
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 7030 is modest.
  • No wireless charging.
  • Only 2 OS updates.
  • No telephoto.
Cross-shop it against
POCO F6
$399 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 71-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .