Motorola Razr Plus (2024) vs Edge 50 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Motorola Razr Plus (2024) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on June 25, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months before. 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 Razr Plus (2024)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1826K versus 1158K)
- Shows 16% longer battery life (22:32 vs 19:24 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 45W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (1470 against 1259 nits)
- Thinner bezels – 8% more screen real estate
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 | POLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 413 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-165 Hz) | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 92.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 94.4% | 97.5% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 239 Hz |
| Response time | 11 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 171.4 mm (6.75 inches) | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 inches) | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow | Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 9946 |
| Single-core score | 2023 | 2013 |
| Multi-core score | 5601 | 5378 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 368065 | 572700 |
| GPU | 258814 | 501245 |
| Memory | 250835 | 347328 |
| UX | 281273 | 405458 |
| Total score | 1158987 | 1826731 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 52% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1007 | 1077 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 21 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | 15 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | 12 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4189 | 5198 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 20437 | 14214 |
| Video editing | 7272 | 7192 |
| Photo editing | 31133 | 28573 |
| Data manipulation | 15938 | 14358 |
| Writing score | 22269 | 20775 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Razr Plus (2024)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-16 (NikimanTI) | AnTuTu | 1158987 |
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-07 (GreenMioFa) | GeekBench CPU | 1955 / 5262 |
| 📘 2026-06-17 (MaylonXTG) | AnTuTu | 1856031 |
| 📘 2026-03-03 (Thx90) | AnTuTu | 1776467 |
| 📘 2026-01-19 -> Chrisqa | AnTuTu | 1802873 |
| 📘 2025-12-21 (Minato) | AnTuTu | 1804526 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Hello UI | Hello UI |
| OS size | - | 74 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 125 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:02 hr | 08:41 hr |
| Watching video | 13:57 hr | 15:30 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 79 hr | 102 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 47 mm | 72 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 77 |
| Zoom | - | 147 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung JNS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2024 | April 2024 |
| Release date | June 2024 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $999 |
| Successor | - Motorola Razr Plus (2025) | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Yes, 125 W |
Further details
Notes on Razr Plus (2024):
- Outside the US, this device is branded as the Motorola 50 Ultra.
*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 50 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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