Motorola Edge 50 Fusion vs Edge 50
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 50 Fusion (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on April 16, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 50, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated and came out 4 months after. 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 50 Fusion
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1319 against 1153 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (912K versus 813K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 393 PPI)
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1110 and 1014 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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.5% | 93.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 389 Hz | 397 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 73.1 mm (2.88 inches) | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 174.9 g (6.17 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Pink | Gray, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.62/5) | Good (3.89/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) Β· 45 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~680.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1802 | - |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 1110 |
| Multi-core score | 2922 | 3067 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 317458 | 381048 |
| GPU | 73200 | 103294 |
| Memory | 161032 | 156637 |
| UX | 261448 | 271670 |
| Total score | 813138 | 912649 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 254 | 273 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15204 | - |
| Video editing | 7411 | - |
| Photo editing | 33336 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11163 | - |
| Writing score | 17721 | - |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 (Feroz) | AnTuTu 11 | 829762 |
| π 2026-07-26 (Hi) | AnTuTu 11 | 832664 |
| π 2026-07-23 (Lufus) | AnTuTu 11 | 814803 |
| π 2026-06-16 (Hi) | AnTuTu 11 | 824605 |
| π 2026-04-05 (walk1yann) | AnTuTu 11 | 807311 |
Motorola Edge 50
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-03 (PlutoXtech) | AnTuTu 11 | 912649 |
| π 2026-04-20 (Angel) | AnTuTu 11 | 922047 |
| π 2025-12-20 (Elthuder7) | AnTuTu 11 | 910374 |
| π 2025-09-06 (Gael) | AnTuTu 11 | 904999 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Hello UI | Hello UI |
| OS size | - | 17 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:21 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:37 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:22 hr | - |
| Standby | 111 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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 (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) 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 | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700C | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hynix HI1336 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3280 x 2460 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJD1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.14" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2024 | August 2024 |
| Release date | May 2024 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $400 |
| Successor | - Motorola Edge 70 Fusion | - Motorola Edge 70 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Yes, 68 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 50. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority β go for the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion.
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