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Motorola Edge (2022) vs Google Pixel 7

51 out of 100
Motorola Edge (2022)
VS
62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7
Motorola Edge (2022)
Google Pixel 7

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola Edge (2022) (with MediaTek Dimensity 1050) that was released on August 18, 2022, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2022)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 27 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
  • 80% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1203K versus 668K)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 49% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1462 and 981 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge (2022) and Google Pixel 7 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
177.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
159.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge (2022)
vs
Pixel 7

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 399 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.1% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.5%
PWM - 360 Hz
Response time - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Edge (2022)
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Pixel 7
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge (2022)
n/a
Pixel 7
967 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.86 mm (6.33 inches) 155.6 mm (6.13 inches)
Width 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) 73.2 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.7 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP52 IP68
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray White, Black, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge (2022) +5%
88.1%
Pixel 7
84.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge (2022) and Google Pixel 7
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1050 Google Tensor G2
Max clock 2500 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 550 Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC3 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units - 448
GPU clock 1000 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge (2022) and Google Pixel 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge (2022)
981
Pixel 7 +49%
1462
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge (2022)
2451
Pixel 7 +58%
3871
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge (2022)
n/a
Pixel 7
3696
Compute Score (GPU) - 3696
Single-core score 981 1462
Multi-core score 2451 3871
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge (2022)
668004
Pixel 7 +80%
1203381
CPU 254580 420771
GPU 67897 289075
Memory 158136 204670
UX 187391 288865
Total score 668004 1203381
Samples Less than 3 [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge (2022)
185
Pixel 7 +280%
703
Stability 89% 77%
Graphics test 1 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 185 703
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Edge (2022)
540
Pixel 7 +241%
1841
Stability 91% 75%
Graphics test 3 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 540 1841
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge (2022) +15%
12631
Pixel 7
10994
Web score 11781 7923
Video editing 6710 6434
Photo editing 27209 18842
Data manipulation 9649 11061
Writing score 16191 15053
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Google Pixel 7
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📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59AnTuTu 121477460
📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244.AnTuTu 111258304
📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa)AnTuTu 111259081
📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun)AnTuTu 111232487
📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel)AnTuTu 111184600
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM My UX Stock Android
OS size - 14 GB
OS updates - 5 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4355 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:58 hr
Watching video - 13:42 hr
Gaming - 05:14 hr
Standby - 82 hr
General battery life
Edge (2022)
n/a
Pixel 7
19:30 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50A Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX381
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 72
Zoom - 106
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.8 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 134
Video - 144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 19 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge (2022)
n/a
Pixel 7
88.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced August 2022 October 2022
Release date August 2022 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $599
Successor - Motorola Edge (2025) - Google Pixel 10
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 30 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 7 is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 71

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