Motorola Edge (2026) vs Edge (2025)

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 Motorola Edge (2025), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2026)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Weighs 20.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2025)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge (2026) and Edge (2025) 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)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
47.7
(Average)
Value Index
51.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2640 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5200 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 92%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Edge (2025)
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Edge (2026)
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~11% more screen space

Design and build

Height 152.3 mm (6 inches) 161.19 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 73.06 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 160.5 g (5.66 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Green Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
88.9%
92%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge (2026) and Motorola Edge (2025)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7450 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G615 MC2
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge (2026) and Motorola Edge (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1075
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3132 3118
Single-core score 1075 1063
Multi-core score 3080 3070
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
979808
981681
CPU 345028 341345
GPU 150583 151427
Memory 193105 191519
UX 291092 297390
Total score 979808 981681
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 404
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17549
Video editing - 7379
Photo editing - 30810
Data manipulation - 9771
Writing score - 14106

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge (2026)
No benchmark results yet
Motorola Edge (2025)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 -> Junior_escalant3AnTuTu 11926931
📘 2026-05-02 (Дмитрий)AnTuTu 11981681

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM - Hello UI
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5200 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
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (77% in 30 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:45 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
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 (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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 24 mm
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10 MP
Focal length 73 mm 73 mm
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 12 mm 12 mm
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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)
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, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2026 May 2025
Release date June 2026 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $549
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 Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Motorola Edge (2026). It has a better display, gaming, and software.

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