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Motorola Edge (2023) vs Google Pixel 7a

57 out of 100
Motorola Edge (2023)
VS
62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7a
Motorola Edge (2023)
Google Pixel 7a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola Edge (2023) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7030) that was released on October 11, 2023, against the Google Pixel 7a, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2023)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 18W)
  • Thinner bezels – 11.1% more screen real estate
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 25.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7a
  • 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1126K versus 665K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 13
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1438 and 1033 points

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge (2023) and Google Pixel 7a 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
86.9
(Very good)
Value Index
108.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge (2023)
vs
Pixel 7a

Display

Type POLED OLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2% 81.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.4%
PWM - 218 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Edge (2023)
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Pixel 7a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge (2023)
n/a
Pixel 7a
1060 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.52 mm (6.24 inches) 152 mm (5.98 inches)
Width 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) 72.9 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 7.64 mm (0.3 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black White, Gray, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge (2023) +14%
92.2%
Pixel 7a
81.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge (2023) and Google Pixel 7a
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7030 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 MP7
GPU shading units 192 448
GPU clock 1000 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge (2023) and Google Pixel 7a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge (2023)
1033
Pixel 7a +39%
1438
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge (2023)
2481
Pixel 7a +48%
3681
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 4715
Single-core score 1033 1438
Multi-core score 2481 3681
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge (2023)
665664
Pixel 7a +69%
1126520
CPU 247378 366416
GPU 76392 272602
Memory 115552 188205
UX 226342 299297
Total score 665664 1126520
Samples Less than 3 [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge (2023)
263
Pixel 7a +167%
702
Stability - 78%
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 263 702
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 70%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Graphics score - 1787
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge (2023) +39%
14721
Pixel 7a
10615
Web score 15917 7510
Video editing 6858 5847
Photo editing 32233 19105
Data manipulation 10638 10565
Writing score 18467 15064
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Google Pixel 7a
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📘 2026-09-02 -> nanamondAnTuTu 111196742
📘 2026-08-06 -> shu-AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-08-05 (shu-)AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-07-21 (XHV150)AnTuTu 111271269
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM My UX Stock Android
OS updates 3 years 5 years
Security updates 3 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4400 mAh 4385 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (17% in 10 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
Full charging time 0:55 hr 1:57 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:24 hr
Watching video - 13:40 hr
Gaming - 05:06 hr
Standby - 76 hr
General battery life
Edge (2023)
n/a
Pixel 7a
19:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9000 x 7000
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 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.4 f/1.9
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50A Sony IMX787
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 69
Zoom - 105
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 7a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor CMOS -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital -
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 136
Video - 146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/k/v/r) 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 5.3
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, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge (2023)
n/a
Pixel 7a
90.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2023 May 2023
Release date October 2023 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $499
Successor - Motorola Edge (2025) - Google Pixel 10a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 68 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 7a is definitely a better buy.

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Jeff November 21, 2023 at 06:10 AM
Is it a major downside that the Moto Edge 2023 uses simple tempered glass as opposed to Gorilla glass? Is it more likely to break if dropped?
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