Motorola Edge (2025) vs Edge (2024)
66
out of 100
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59
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 (2024), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 1 year 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (981K versus 763K)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 11% higher pixel density (446 vs 402 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2024)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
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) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 1300 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 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 91.5% |
| 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) | 159.63 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) | 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 174 g (6.14 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MC2 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3118 | - |
| Single-core score | 1063 | 1014 |
| Multi-core score | 3070 | 3002 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 341345 | 303376 |
| GPU | 151427 | 102237 |
| Memory | 191519 | 135429 |
| UX | 297390 | 222378 |
| Total score | 981681 | 763420 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 404 | 253 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17549 | 13721 |
| Video editing | 7379 | 7703 |
| Photo editing | 30810 | 38385 |
| Data manipulation | 9771 | 10287 |
| Writing score | 14106 | 17557 |
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 (2024)
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 14 |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5000 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 | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:45 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 6 (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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| 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* | - | 18 |
| 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 | June 2024 |
| Release date | June 2025 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $550 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Edge (2025) |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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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Total votes: 26