We put the Motorola Edge 50 Neo through our rigorous SBMARK Display test suite to measure its performance Cons four criteria. In the results of this test, we will analyze how it performed in a series of tests and in several common use cases.

Overview

Key display specifications

  • 6.4 inch POLED
  • Dimensions: 154.1 x 71.2 x 8.1 mm (6.07 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches)
  • Resolution: 2670×1220 pixels (~460 ppi density)
  • Aspect ratio: 20:9
  • Refresh rate: 120Hz

Pro

  • Very accurate colors in natural mode
  • Well-matched HDR10 luminance levels
  • Consistent angular performance

Against

  • No high brightness mode in bright lighting conditions
  • Strong contrast and lack of detail for HDR10 content
  • Slow touch response and many involuntary touches

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo device offered an average viewing experience for its high-end category.

Aided by its good hardware, the device was able to deliver accurate colors in natural mode and peak brightness at 1,612 nits, which is quite good for the segment. Despite these performance improvements, some software optimization issues were evident in all aspects of our protocol.

As for readability, the device does not have a high brightness mode, which affects the readability of the screen in a bright environment, especially in darker shades. Our testers didn’t notice any increase in the device’s dynamic range that would have improved dark tones.

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo’s natural colors were accurate and well rendered on the display. The device’s default color mode “Vivid” provides saturated content in all lighting conditions.

Watching videos on the Edge 50 Neo was quite comfortable, although the contrast could be too strong.

The display’s touch response was measured at more than 100 milliseconds, which is a bit longer than some of its competitors, such as the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G.

Test summary

About SBMARK display tests: For scoring and analysis, a device is subjected to a series of objective and perceptual tests under controlled laboratory and real-life conditions. The SBMARK Display Score takes into account the overall user experience provided by the screen, considering hardware capability and software optimization. Only factory-installed video and photo apps are used during testing. More in-depth details on how SBMARK tests displays can be found in the article “A Closer Look at SBMARK Display Testing.”

The following section focuses on the key elements of our comprehensive testing and analysis performed in SBMARK laboratories. Comprehensive reports with detailed performance evaluations are available upon request. To order a copy, contact us.

How the display readability score is composed

Readability evaluates the user’s ease and comfort in viewing stationary content, such as photos or a web page, on the display under different lighting conditions. Our measurements performed in laboratories are complemented by perceptual tests and analyses.

Skin tone rendering in an indoor environment (1000 lux).

From left to right: Motorola Edge 50 Neo, Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G, Sony Xperia 10 V

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Skin tone rendering in a sunny environment (>90,000 lux).

From left to right: Motorola Edge 50 Neo, Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G, Sony Xperia 10 V

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SCI stands for Specular Component Included, which measures both diffuse reflection and specular reflection. The reflectance of a simple glass plate is around 4%, while it reaches around 6% for a plastic plate. Although the first surface of smartphones is glass, their total reflectance (uncoated) is usually around 5% due to multiple reflections created by the complex optical stack.
The average reflectance is calculated based on the spectral reflectance in the visible spectrum range (see graph below) and human spectral sensitivity.

Uniformity

This graph shows the luminance distribution across the entire display panel. Uniformity is measured with a 20% gray pattern, with bright green indicating ideal luminance. An evenly distributed bright green color across the screen indicates that the display brightness is uniform. Other colors indicate a loss of uniformity.

Displays flicker for 2 main reasons: refresh rate and pulse width modulation. Pulse width modulation is a modulation technique that generates pulses of variable width to represent the amplitude of an analog input signal. This measurement is important for comfort because low-frequency flickering can be perceived by some individuals and, in more extreme cases, can induce seizures. Some experiments show that discomfort can occur more frequently. A high PWM frequency (>1500 Hz) tends to disturb users less.

How the display color score is composed

Color evaluations are performed under different lighting conditions to see how well the device handles color with its surroundings. The devices are tested with sRGB and Display-P3 image models. Both faithful mode and default mode are used for our evaluation. Our measurements performed in laboratories are complemented by perceptual tests and analyses.

Circadian action factor is a metric that defines the impact of light on the human sleep cycle. It is the ratio between the light energy that contributes to sleep disorders (centered around 450 nm, representing blue light) and the light energy that contributes to our perception (covering 400 nm to 700 nm and centered at 550 nm, which is green light). A high circadian action factor means that the ambient light contains strong blue light energy and is likely to affect the body’s sleep cycle, while a low circadian action factor means that the light has weak blue light energy and is less likely to affect sleep patterns.

How the Display Video score is composed

The video attribute evaluates the handling of Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) and High Dynamic Range (HDR10) video in indoor and low-light conditions. Our measurements performed in laboratories are complemented by perceptual tests and analyses.

These indicators present the percentage of frame irregularity in a 30-second video. These irregularities are not necessarily perceived by users (unless they are all with the same timestamp) but are an indicator of performance.

How the Display Touch score is composed

We evaluate touch attributes in many types of content where touch is critical and requires different behaviors such as gaming (fast touch and response times), web (smooth page scrolling), and images (accurate and smooth navigation from image to image). other ).

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