Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus vs Google Pixel 10a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on March 2, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 12 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10a
  • Handles wireless charging up to 10W
  • 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1422K versus 1129K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1674 and 1209 points

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus and Google Pixel 10a 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
73.1
(Good)
Value Index
74.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 449 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5200 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 92.3% 85.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.4%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Edge 70 Fusion Plus
6.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Pixel 10a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.76 mm (6.41 inches) 153.9 mm (6.06 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 73 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 7.21 mm (0.28 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Green White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.84/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
85.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus and Google Pixel 10a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2700 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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)
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 895 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus and Google Pixel 10a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 10140
Single-core score 1209 1674
Multi-core score 3220 4114
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 10a +26%
1422477
CPU 420931 463927
GPU 197030 407873
Memory 232200 214572
UX 279021 336105
Total score 1129182 1422477
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-07 (JohnSasoriza)AnTuTu 111129182
Google Pixel 10a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-14 (123)Geekbench 6 GPU8744
📘 2026-07-14 (123)Geekbench 6 CPU1674 / 4114
📘 2026-07-11 (123)AnTuTu 111422477

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type - UFS 3.1
Memory card - No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Hello UI Stock Android
OS size - 15 GB
OS updates 6 years 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 1:29 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:33 hr
Watching video - 23:15 hr
Gaming - 06:06 hr
Standby - 98 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA-700C Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 150
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 10a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 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 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 February 2026
Release date March 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $480 $499
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- 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 performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 10a. But if the design and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus.

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