Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs Huawei Nova 16 Pro
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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 16 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S and came out 1 month 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
- 86% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2186K versus 1177K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 8500 Extreme
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1763 and 1314 points
- Weighs 35 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 16 Pro
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- 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 | 1320 x 2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.6:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5200 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 90.3% |
| 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 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | White, Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 2500 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 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP8 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1508 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14563 | 2620 |
| Single-core score | 1763 | 1314 |
| Multi-core score | 6105 | 3587 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 668010 | 512832 |
| GPU | 675888 | 131160 |
| Memory | 357657 | 270499 |
| UX | 484706 | 262705 |
| Total score | 2186261 | 1177196 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | AnTuTu 11 | 2186261 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 12599 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14850 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1763 / 6105 |
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 6.1 |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12288 x 16384 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3.7x |
| 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° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-710 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 81 mm | 88 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 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/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 | 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, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | June 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | June 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $545 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Nova 16 Pro.
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