Motorola Edge (2024) vs Google Pixel 7a
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out of 100
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62
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola Edge (2024) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on June 4, 2024, against the Google Pixel 7a, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2024)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 18W)
- Thinner bezels – 10.4% more screen real estate
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- Weighs 19.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7a
- 48% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1126K versus 763K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1438 and 1014 points
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 | 399 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.5% | 81.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.4% |
| PWM | - | 218 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Edge (2024)
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)
Design and build
| Height | 159.63 mm (6.28 inches) | 152 mm (5.98 inches) |
| Width | 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) | 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 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
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 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 | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 4715 |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 1438 |
| Multi-core score | 3002 | 3681 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 303376 | 366416 |
| GPU | 102237 | 272602 |
| Memory | 135429 | 188205 |
| UX | 222378 | 299297 |
| Total score | 763420 | 1126520 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [13 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 78% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 253 | 702 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 70% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1787 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13721 | 7510 |
| Video editing | 7703 | 5847 |
| Photo editing | 38385 | 19105 |
| Data manipulation | 10287 | 10565 |
| Writing score | 17557 | 15064 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge (2024)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-22 (V) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 880 / 3001 |
Google Pixel 7a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-02 -> nanamond | AnTuTu 11 | 1196742 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 -> shu- | AnTuTu 11 | 1126520 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (shu-) | AnTuTu 11 | 1126520 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (XHV150) | AnTuTu 11 | 1271269 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (klaut) | AnTuTu 11 | 1004338 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | - | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 3 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 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 | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (20% in 36 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:24 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:40 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:06 hr |
| Standby | - | 76 hr |
General battery life
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 |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) | 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2024 | May 2023 |
| Release date | June 2024 | May 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $550 | $499 |
| Successor | - Motorola Edge (2026) | - Google Pixel 10a |
| Sensors | - 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
If the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 7a. But if the display, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge (2024).
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