Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs Edge 70 Plus

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 Motorola Edge 70 Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 5 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 122% higher peak brightness (3125 against 1410 nits)
  • 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2186K versus 1135K)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1763 and 1282 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Plus
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 70 Pro and Edge 70 Plus 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
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8 / 128 GB
106.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
64.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.6:9 19.5:9
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 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5200 nits 5200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 92% 91.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 103.7%
PWM - 361 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 70 Pro +122%
3125 nits
1410 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) 8.49 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Green Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 70 Pro and Motorola Edge 70 Plus
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 1024 256
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 70 Pro and Motorola Edge 70 Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1763
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6105
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge 70 Pro +303%
14563
Compute Score (GPU) 14563 3610
Single-core score 1763 1282
Multi-core score 6105 3528
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2186261
1135275
CPU 668010 422891
GPU 675888 197576
Memory 357657 228127
UX 484706 286681
Total score 2186261 1135275
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
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
Motorola Edge 70 Plus
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS size - 53 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes
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
29:54 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-710 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron 0.5 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.5 -
Focal length 81 mm -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Stabilization - No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length - 2 mm
Sensor CMOS GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 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, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 September 2026
Release date April 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $450 $529
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- 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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