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Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus vs Edge 70 Pro

84 out of 100
Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
VS
82 out of 100
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
Motorola Edge 70 Pro

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 Motorola Edge 70 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month before. 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
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus and Edge 70 Pro 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
100.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
109.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 70 Pro Plus
vs
Edge 70 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.6:9 19.6:9
PPI 450 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5200 nits 5200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 92% 92%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.19 mm (0.28 inches) 6.99 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Green, Red, Brown White, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 70 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Max clock 3400 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 70 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 70 Pro Plus +13%
6900
Edge 70 Pro
6105
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 14605 14563
Single-core score 1743 1763
Multi-core score 6900 6105
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge 70 Pro Plus +8%
2366913
Edge 70 Pro
2186261
CPU 708437 668010
GPU 812170 675888
Memory 317102 357657
UX 529204 484706
Total score 2366913 2186261
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#173rd place)
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πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Fernando)AnTuTu 112186261
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Fernando)Geekbench 6 GPU12599
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Fernando)Geekbench 6 GPU14850
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Fernando)Geekbench 6 CPU1763 / 6105
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM - Hello UI
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 90 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 -
Fast charging Yes Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:49 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 14:43 hr
Watching video - 23:48 hr
Gaming - 08:57 hr
Standby - 89 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122Β° 122Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 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 Sony LYT-710 Sony LYT-710
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 81 mm 81 mm
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm 12 mm
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
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 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 5.4
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* 2 2
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 April 2026
Release date June 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $500 $450
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, 90 W
*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 70 Pro Plus. It has a better performance, gaming, and connectivity.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
21 (56.8%)
16 (43.2%)
Total votes: 37

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