Nothing Phone (2) vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro
66
out of 100
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65
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Nothing Phone (2) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 11, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 50 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 9 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 Nothing Phone (2)
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1436K versus 1090K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 53% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1729 and 1131 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (1287 against 990 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 45W)
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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 | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 92.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 98% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 714 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 161.23 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 201.2 g (7.1 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, 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 | 3200 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) | 5931 | 3980 |
| Single-core score | 1729 | 1131 |
| Multi-core score | 4563 | 2967 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 545410 | 401603 |
| GPU | 241847 | 213087 |
| Memory | 249651 | 180548 |
| UX | 399726 | 295471 |
| Total score | 1436634 | 1090709 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 823 | 490 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (2)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Ramalama) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375740 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (meqvice) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395466 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Skvizi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1473702 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (Kilian) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436722 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (Twister) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436634 |
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-22 -> Pratheesh Layola | AnTuTu 11 | 978664 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 (Vinnizzk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1135299 |
| 📘 2026-02-20 (Bombuleila) | AnTuTu 11 | 1038427 |
| 📘 2025-12-21 (allex882) | AnTuTu 11 | 1077916 |
| 📘 2025-11-30 (RenJiNezu) | AnTuTu 11 | 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 | Nothing OS 2.5 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 28 GB | 17 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 125 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (91% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 0:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:12 hr | 08:58 hr |
| Watching video | 16:37 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | 06:07 hr | 05:10 hr |
| Standby | 91 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 | 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | OmniVision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.55" (≈ 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" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | SK Hynix HI1336 |
| 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 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Nothing Phone (2) from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Samsung JNS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.3 | 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 | - | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | 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 | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | April 2024 |
| Release date | July 2023 | April 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $699 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (3) | - 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 | Not included | Yes, 125 W |
Further details
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 performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (2). But if the display, camera, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge 50 Pro.
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