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Motorola Edge 70 vs Edge 50

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

Here we compared two mid-range 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 50, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated and came out 1 year and 3 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
  • 50% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1368K versus 912K)
  • Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (1460 against 1162 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 70 and Edge 50 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Edge 70
83*
Edge 50
73*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Edge 70
65
Edge 50
64*
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 50
64*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
38.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
71.8
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 70
vs
Edge 50

Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6% 93.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 96.9%
PWM - 397 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 70 +26%
1460 nits
Edge 50
1162 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) 160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 74 mm (2.91 inches) 72.4 mm (2.85 inches)
Thickness 6 mm (0.24 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material - Eco-leather
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Green Gray, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.63/5) Good (3.89/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 70
91.6%
Edge 50 +2%
93.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 70 and Motorola Edge 50
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated
Max clock 2800 MHz 2500 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: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710
L3 cache 3 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Adreno 644
GPU shading units 512 768
GPU clock 1150 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~680.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 70 and Motorola Edge 50
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 70 +20%
1329
Edge 50
1110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 70 +38%
4219
Edge 50
3067
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge 70
7727
Edge 50
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 7727 -
Single-core score 1329 1110
Multi-core score 4219 3067
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge 70 +50%
1368100
Edge 50
912649
CPU 474637 381048
GPU 331870 103294
Memory 228458 156637
UX 333135 271670
Total score 1368100 912649
Samples [3 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge 70
n/a
Edge 50
273
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 273
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge 70
17468
Edge 50
n/a
Web score 20377 -
Video editing 7926 -
Photo editing 38655 -
Data manipulation 11910 -
Writing score 20941 -
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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 50
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-03 (PlutoXtech)AnTuTu 11912649
📘 2026-04-20 (Angel)AnTuTu 11922047
📘 2025-12-20 (Elthuder7)AnTuTu 11910374
📘 2025-09-06 (Gael)AnTuTu 11904999
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS size - 17 GB
OS updates 6 years 3 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 4800 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 68 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No -
Fast charging Yes (85% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:41 hr -
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:31 hr -
Watching video 16:02 hr -
Gaming 05:53 hr -
Standby 105 hr -
General battery life
Edge 70
23:00 hr
Edge 50
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) -
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GNJ -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 10 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 73 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size - 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 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) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 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 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 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 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
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
Edge 70
n/a
Edge 50
88.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2025 August 2024
Release date October 2025 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $400
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 Yes, 68 W
*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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
4 (57.1%)
3 (42.9%)
Total votes: 7

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