Motorola ThinkPhone vs Edge 50 Pro
64
out of 100
VS
66
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola ThinkPhone (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on January 5, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 50 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 3 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
Reasons to consider the Motorola ThinkPhone
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1289K versus 1090K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1789 and 1131 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 68W)
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1303 against 1074 nits)
- 12% higher pixel density (446 vs 399 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- Reverse charging feature
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 92.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 98% |
| PWM | - | 714 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.76 mm (6.25 inches) | 161.23 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 74.38 mm (2.93 inches) | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | - | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3980 |
| Single-core score | 1789 | 1131 |
| Multi-core score | 4473 | 2967 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 465706 | 401603 |
| GPU | 238502 | 213087 |
| Memory | 215499 | 180548 |
| UX | 370056 | 295471 |
| Total score | 1289763 | 1090709 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 71% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 865 | 490 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 69% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2816 | - |
Recent User Tests
Motorola ThinkPhone
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-14 (Samojay) | AnTuTu | 1289763 |
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-22 -> Pratheesh Layola | AnTuTu | 978664 |
| π 2026-04-07 (Vinnizzk) | AnTuTu | 1135299 |
| π 2026-02-20 (Bombuleila) | AnTuTu | 1038427 |
| π 2025-12-21 (allex882) | AnTuTu | 1077916 |
| π 2025-11-30 (RenJiNezu) | AnTuTu | 1095845 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | My UX | Hello UI |
| OS size | - | 17 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 125 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes (91% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:54 hr | 0:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 08:58 hr |
| Watching video | 12:58 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 05:10 hr |
| Standby | 142 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
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 | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50A | OmniVision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 73 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hynix HI1336 | SK Hynix HI1336 |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision the OV32B40 | Samsung JNS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2023 | April 2024 |
| Release date | January 2023 | April 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $699 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Edge 60 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Yes, 125 W |
Further details
Notes on Motorola ThinkPhone:
- The rear panel is made of aramid fiber material.
Notes on Edge 50 Pro:
- The 8/256 GB memory variant comes with a 68-watt power adapter.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 50 Pro. But if the performance, gaming, and battery life are more of a priority β go for the Motorola ThinkPhone.
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