Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
75
out of 100
VS
88
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 50 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on April 3, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 30W)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 30 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.2 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Shows 55% longer battery life (35:01 vs 22:32 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1809 against 1477 nits)
- 74% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3507 and 2013 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
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.9% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 239 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 16 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Edge 50 Ultra
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9946 | 33340 |
| Single-core score | 2013 | 3507 |
| Multi-core score | 5378 | 8789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 572700 | 508577 |
| GPU | 501245 | 540541 |
| Memory | 347328 | 191233 |
| UX | 405458 | 509980 |
| Total score | 1826731 | 1750331 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1077 | 1718 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5198 | 7448 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14214 | - |
| Video editing | 7192 | - |
| Photo editing | 28573 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14358 | - |
| Writing score | 20775 | - |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (Christian) | AnTuTu 11 | 1865929 |
| 📘 2026-10-13 (Christian) | AnTuTu 12 | 2068350 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (GreenMioFa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1955 / 5262 |
| 📘 2026-06-17 (MaylonXTG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1856031 |
| 📘 2026-03-03 (Thx90) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776467 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> Rappzzzz | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (thuanday) | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Jonibek) | AnTuTu 11 | 1692383 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 1650968 |
| 📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tg | Battery life | SOT 12:58 / – |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS size | 74 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 125 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (81% in 15 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 15:30 hr | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 163 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#14th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 72 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 80 | 160 |
| Preview | 77 | 93 |
| Zoom | 147 | 130 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JNS | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 149 |
| Video | - | 155 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2024 | September 2024 |
| Release date | May 2024 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1199 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.45 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 125 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*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 Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 21