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Motorola Edge (2022) vs Edge (2021)

51 out of 100
Motorola Edge (2022)
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50 out of 100
Motorola Edge (2021)
Motorola Edge (2022)
Motorola Edge (2021)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola Edge (2022) (with MediaTek Dimensity 1050) that was released on August 18, 2022, against the Motorola Edge (2021), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2022)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 30 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2021)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (825K versus 668K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge (2022) and Edge (2021) 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
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6 / 128 GB
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8 / 128 GB
177.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
22.0
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Edge (2022)
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Edge (2021)

Display

Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.6 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 399 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate - 600 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 88.1% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 160.86 mm (6.33 inches) 169 mm (6.65 inches)
Width 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP52 IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge (2022) +1%
88.1%
Edge (2021)
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge (2022) and Motorola Edge (2021)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1050 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 550 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MC3 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units - 512
GPU clock 1000 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge (2022) and Motorola Edge (2021)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge (2022)
981
Edge (2021) +4%
1017
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge (2022)
2451
Edge (2021) +20%
2943
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 2112
Single-core score 981 1017
Multi-core score 2451 2943
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge (2022)
668004
Edge (2021) +24%
825910
CPU 254580 322720
GPU 67897 95314
Memory 158136 168073
UX 187391 239803
Total score 668004 825910
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge (2022)
185
Edge (2021) +22%
225
Stability 89% -
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 185 225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Edge (2022)
540
Edge (2021) +26%
680
Stability 91% 99%
Graphics test 3 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 540 680
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge (2022)
12631
Edge (2021) +7%
13483
Web score 11781 13011
Video editing 6710 7623
Photo editing 27209 27998
Data manipulation 9649 11425
Writing score 16191 15638
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πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 -> Beyonder-editzGeekbench 6 GPU2112
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 -> Beyonder-editzGeekbench 6 CPU1008 / 2930
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-04 -> Beyonder-editzAnTuTu 11825910
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-14 -> Beyonder-editzGeekbench 6 CPU1017 / 2943
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-20 -> Beyonder-editzGeekbench 6 CPU1017 / 2943
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM My UX -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:25 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12032 x 9204
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50A Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.3
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC, SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 19 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo -
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2022 August 2021
Release date August 2022 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $600
Successor - Motorola Edge (2025) - Motorola Edge (2025)
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 Yes, 30 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge (2022). But if the camera, performance, and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge (2021).

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Total votes: 122

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Jay April 19, 2024 at 12:31 PM
I've had the 2021 Edge for about 2 years. And; I've never dropped the thing once. ( I've dropped and smashed every ph. I've owned prior. And few of my friends and family members ph's I might add embarrassing). In summary: this ph is perfectly weight and size balanced for large hands is all I can say. So for me it's paid for itself a couple of times just in glass replacement alone. Enjoy!
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jojo October 11, 2022 at 04:31 PM
yo, Moto did you keep the same name and downgrade one of your best phones or what? Okay, who really wants a 4k selfie... maybe some tweens. Either phone is great, just see 2021 with the droid 12 upgrade, and bam you got a great phone.
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