Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs Huawei Nova 15 Max
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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 Huawei Nova 15 Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8000. 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
- 2.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2186K versus 768K)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate โ 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 40W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 15 Max
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8500 vs 6500 mAh
- 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.84 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2772 pixels | 1272 x 2756 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.6:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 444 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 | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 90.1% |
| 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) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 2400 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 1.84 GHz: A55 - 3 cores at 2.19 GHz: 1xA77 L - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: 1xA77 H |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | Mali-G610 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | - |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 864 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~442.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14563 | - |
| Single-core score | 1763 | 909 |
| Multi-core score | 6105 | 2399 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 668010 | 286921 |
| GPU | 675888 | 99696 |
| Memory | 357657 | 198324 |
| UX | 484706 | 201315 |
| Total score | 2186261 | 768256 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | AnTuTu 11 | 2186261 |
| ๐ 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 12599 |
| ๐ 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14850 |
| ๐ 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1763 / 6105 |
Huawei Nova 15 Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-24 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | AnTuTu 12 | 863749 |
| ๐ 2026-07-27 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 909 / 2399 |
| ๐ 2026-07-25 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2309 |
| ๐ 2026-07-23 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 909 / 2382 |
| ๐ 2026-07-23 (ุฃุจูุง ุตูุงููุญู) | AnTuTu 11 | 768256 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 12 |
| ROM | Hello UI | 14.2 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 14:43 hr | - |
| Watching video | 23:48 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:57 hr | - |
| Standby | 89 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#48th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 122ยฐ | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-710 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (โ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (โ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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" (โ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (โ 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 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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 | April 2026 | May 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $499 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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