Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus vs Honor X9e Pro
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73
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme) that was released on June 1, 2026, against the Honor X9e Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 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 70 Pro Plus
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2366K versus 1008K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor X9e Pro
- Comes with 4500 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 6500 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1280 x 2788 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.6:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5200 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.19 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Green, Red, Brown | White, Black, Gold, Purple, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | Adreno 812 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14605 | 4200 |
| Single-core score | 1743 | 1174 |
| Multi-core score | 6900 | 3487 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 708437 | 341959 |
| GPU | 812170 | 215381 |
| Memory | 317102 | 201913 |
| UX | 529204 | 249072 |
| Total score | 2366913 | 1008325 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#176th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | Magic OS 10 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 11000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-710 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Focal length | 81 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | June 2026 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $465 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 80 W |
*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 70 Pro Plus is definitely a better buy.
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