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Motorola Edge 70 vs Edge 20

72 out of 100
Motorola Edge 70
VS
50 out of 100
Motorola Edge 20
Motorola Edge 70
Motorola Edge 20

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 70 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 ) that was released on October 29, 2025, against the Motorola Edge 20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 4 years and 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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
  • Delivers 126% higher peak brightness (1457 against 644 nits)
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1368K versus 804K)
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (23:00 vs 18:47 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • The phone is 4 years and 4 months newer
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4800 vs 4000 mAh
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 20
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 70 and Edge 20 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Edge 70
83*
Edge 20
52*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Edge 70
72*
Edge 20
50*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 93% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Motorola Edge 20 to Motorola Edge 70 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, display, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 70
vs
Edge 20

Display

Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 446 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6% 88.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 153.1%
PWM - 252 Hz
Response time - 7.5 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 70 +126%
1457 nits
Edge 20
644 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 74 mm (2.91 inches) 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 6 mm (0.24 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP52
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Green White, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 70 +3%
91.6%
Edge 20
88.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 70 and Motorola Edge 20
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache 3 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 512 512
GPU clock 1150 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 70 and Motorola Edge 20
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 70 +35%
1329
Edge 20
984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 70 +60%
4219
Edge 20
2633
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge 70
7727
Edge 20
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 7727 -
Single-core score 1329 984
Multi-core score 4219 2633
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge 70 +70%
1368100
Edge 20
804228
CPU 474637 336439
GPU 331870 92141
Memory 228458 155732
UX 333135 219976
Total score 1368100 804228
Samples [3 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge 70
n/a
Edge 20
226
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 226
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Edge 70
n/a
Edge 20
688
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Graphics score - 688
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge 70 +29%
17468
Edge 20
13526
Web score 20377 12292
Video editing 7926 7903
Photo editing 38655 30614
Data manipulation 11910 10708
Writing score 20941 15451
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 70
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Black)AnTuTu 111361822
📘 2026-08-28 (Rupinder)AnTuTu 111367750
📘 2026-08-15 (Ankit)AnTuTu 111355373
📘 2026-07-12 (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ)CPU Throttle82%
📘 2026-07-12 (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ)AnTuTu 111368100
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Motorola Edge 20
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-12 (makuro7)AnTuTu 11804228
📘 2025-10-04 (renan2001)AnTuTu 11755519
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Hello UI -
OS size - 20 GB
OS updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 4800 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (85% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 1:01 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:31 hr 06:52 hr
Watching video 16:02 hr 11:59 hr
Gaming 05:53 hr 04:14 hr
Standby 105 hr 94 hr
General battery life
Edge 70 +22%
23:00 hr
Edge 20
18:47 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12032 x 9204
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 16 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung GNJ Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 79 mm
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.3
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC, SBAS
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 No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge 70
n/a
Edge 20
84.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced October 2025 July 2021
Release date October 2025 August 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $590
Successor - - Motorola Edge 70
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger 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 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
2 (25%)
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Total votes: 8

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