Motorola Edge (2025) vs Edge (2023)
66
out of 100
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57
out of 100
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 (2023), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7030 and came out 1 year and 8 months 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 (2025)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (981K versus 665K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 4400 mAh
- 11% higher pixel density (446 vs 402 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2023)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Reverse charging feature
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 | POLED |
| 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 | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 92.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 161.19 mm (6.35 inches) | 158.52 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) | 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.64 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Green | Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 7030 |
| 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 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MC2 | Mali-G610 MC3 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3118 | - |
| Single-core score | 1063 | 1033 |
| Multi-core score | 3070 | 2481 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 341345 | 247378 |
| GPU | 151427 | 76392 |
| Memory | 191519 | 115552 |
| UX | 297390 | 226342 |
| Total score | 981681 | 665664 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 404 | 263 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17549 | 15917 |
| Video editing | 7379 | 6858 |
| Photo editing | 30810 | 32233 |
| Data manipulation | 9771 | 10638 |
| Writing score | 14106 | 18467 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge (2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 -> Junior_escalant3 | AnTuTu 11 | 926931 |
| 📘 2026-05-02 (Дмитрий) | AnTuTu 11 | 981681 |
Motorola Edge (2023)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 13 |
| ROM | Hello UI | My UX |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 68 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 (17% in 10 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:55 hr |
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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| 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 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | - |
| Focal length | 73 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| 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/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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/ax/k/v/r) |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | October 2023 |
| Release date | June 2025 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $499 |
| 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, 68 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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