Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17e
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79
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Motorola Edge 70 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme) that was released on April 22, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17e, which is powered by Apple A19 and came out 2 months before. 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
- Delivers 284% higher peak brightness (3186 against 829 nits)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Comes with 2495 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 4005 mAh
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17e
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3595 and 1763 points
- Weighs 14 grams less
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.6:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Edge 70 Pro
6.8β³ (19.6:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
iPhone 17e
6.1β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.79/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 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 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | 4 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~2073.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14563 | 31620 |
| Single-core score | 1763 | 3595 |
| Multi-core score | 6105 | 9245 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 668010 | 694087 |
| GPU | 675888 | 750153 |
| Memory | 357657 | 238765 |
| UX | 484706 | 589170 |
| Total score | 2186261 | 2272175 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1752 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8032 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | AnTuTu | 2186261 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench GPU | 12599 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench GPU | 14850 |
| π 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench CPU | 1763 / 6105 |
Apple iPhone 17e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-14 (kpvas) | AnTuTu | 2134388 |
| π 2026-06-10 (Cocoon) | AnTuTu | 2272175 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Cosgun) | AnTuTu | 2060838 |
| π 2026-05-31 (Cosgun) | GeekBench CPU | 3595 / 9245 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | - |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | 1:34 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 14:43 hr | 11:40 hr |
| Watching video | 23:48 hr | 16:33 hr |
| Gaming | 08:57 hr | 06:37 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 135 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (47th and 86th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-710 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 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 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $599 |
| 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, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Apple iPhone 17e.
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