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Motorola Edge (2025) vs Edge (2022)

66 out of 100
Motorola Edge (2025)
VS
51 out of 100
Motorola Edge (2022)
Motorola Edge (2025)
Motorola Edge (2022)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge (2025) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra) that was released on May 27, 2025, against the Motorola Edge (2022), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1050 and came out 2 years and 10 months before. 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 (2025)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (981K versus 668K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 12% higher pixel density (446 vs 399 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2022)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge (2025) and Edge (2022) 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)

Should I update?
No 83% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Motorola Edge (2022) to Motorola Edge (2025) is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, display, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge (2025)
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Edge (2022)

Display

Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 399 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 92% 88.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 161.19 mm (6.35 inches) 160.86 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) 74.24 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP52
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Green Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge (2025) +4%
92%
Edge (2022)
88.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge (2025) and Motorola Edge (2022)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 1050
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MC2 Mali-G610 MC3
GPU shading units 256 -
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~384 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge (2025) and Motorola Edge (2022)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge (2025) +8%
1063
Edge (2022)
981
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge (2025) +25%
3070
Edge (2022)
2451
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3118 -
Single-core score 1063 981
Multi-core score 3070 2451
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge (2025) +47%
981681
Edge (2022)
668004
CPU 341345 254580
GPU 151427 67897
Memory 191519 158136
UX 297390 187391
Total score 981681 668004
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge (2025) +118%
404
Edge (2022)
185
Stability - 89%
Graphics test 3 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 404 185
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 91%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 540
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge (2025) +11%
14062
Edge (2022)
12631
Web score 17549 11781
Video editing 7379 6710
Photo editing 30810 27209
Data manipulation 9771 9649
Writing score 14106 16191
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge (2025)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 -> Junior_escalant3AnTuTu 11926931
📘 2026-05-02 (Дмитрий)AnTuTu 11981681
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM Hello UI My UX

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 1:10 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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 240 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor - Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.5
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.5
Sensor - CMOS
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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/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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 19
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2025 August 2022
Release date June 2025 August 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $599
Successor - - 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 Not included Yes, 30 W
*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 Motorola Edge (2025) is definitely a better buy.

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