Motorola Edge (2026) vs Edge 20
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.3-inch Motorola Edge (2026) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7450) that was released on June 2, 2026, against the Motorola Edge 20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 4 years and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2026)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
- The phone is 4 years and 11 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (979K versus 804K)
- Stereo speakers
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 17% higher pixel density (461 vs 393 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 20
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Has 2 SIM card slots
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 461 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5200 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 153.1% |
| PWM | - | 252 Hz |
| Response time | - | 7.5 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Edge 20
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Edge (2026)
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.3 mm (6 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 160.5 g (5.66 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Green | White, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7450 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 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 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3132 | - |
| Single-core score | 1075 | 984 |
| Multi-core score | 3080 | 2633 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 345028 | 336439 |
| GPU | 150583 | 92141 |
| Memory | 193105 | 155732 |
| UX | 291092 | 219976 |
| Total score | 979808 | 804228 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 226 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 688 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 12292 |
| Video editing | - | 7903 |
| Photo editing | - | 30614 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10708 |
| Writing score | - | 15451 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge (2026)
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Motorola Edge 20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-12 (makuro7) | AnTuTu 11 | 804228 |
| 📘 2025-10-04 (renan2001) | AnTuTu 11 | 755519 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (77% in 30 min) | Yes (68% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:01 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 06:52 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:59 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:14 hr |
| Standby | - | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12032 x 9204 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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 (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 79 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.3 |
| 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 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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, NAVIC, SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2026 | July 2021 |
| Release date | June 2026 | August 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $590 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Edge (2026) |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*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 (2026) is definitely a better buy.
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