Motorola Edge (2026) vs Fairphone 6 Plus
67
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.3-inch Motorola Edge (2026) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7450) that was released on June 2, 2026, against the Fairphone 6 Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and came out 2 months after. 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 (2026)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
- Thinner bezels – 5.1% more screen real estate
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 32.5 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Fairphone 6 Plus
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1101K versus 979K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1303 and 1075 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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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1116 x 2484 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 152.3 mm (6 inches) | 156.6 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 160.5 g (5.66 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP55 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Green | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 895 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3132 | 5110 |
| Single-core score | 1075 | 1303 |
| Multi-core score | 3080 | 3608 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 345028 | 432383 |
| GPU | 150583 | 122338 |
| Memory | 193105 | 258810 |
| UX | 291092 | 288422 |
| Total score | 979808 | 1101953 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| OS updates | 3 years | 8 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 8 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4415 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (77% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:15 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony LYTIA-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 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 | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1440p 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | June 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $649 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera and performance are more important to you, then choose the Fairphone 6 Plus. But if the connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge (2026).
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