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Sony Xperia 10 VIII vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro

66 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
VS
82 out of 100
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
Motorola Edge 70 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VIII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on August 25, 2026, against the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme and came out 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 Sony Xperia 10 VIII
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Weighs 15 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2186K versus 831K)
  • Delivers 107% higher peak brightness (3139 against 1514 nits)
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (29:54 vs 27:41 hours)
  • Thinner bezels – 9.1% more screen real estate
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and Motorola Edge 70 Pro crucial features
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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
46.0
(Average)
Value Index
109.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 10 VIII
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Edge 70 Pro

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
PPI 449 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 5200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 92%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Edge 70 Pro
6.8″ (19.6:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Xperia 10 VIII
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 10 VIII
1514 nits
Edge 70 Pro +107%
3139 nits

Design and build

Height 153 mm (6.02 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 6.99 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Purple White, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 10 VIII
82.9%
Edge 70 Pro +11%
92%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and Motorola Edge 70 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Max clock 2400 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache - 6 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and Motorola Edge 70 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 10 VIII
983
Edge 70 Pro +79%
1763
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 10 VIII
2805
Edge 70 Pro +118%
6105
Compute Score (GPU)
Xperia 10 VIII
2099
Edge 70 Pro +594%
14563
Compute Score (GPU) 2099 14563
Single-core score 983 1763
Multi-core score 2805 6105
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 10 VIII
831447
Edge 70 Pro +163%
2186261
CPU 312448 668010
GPU 128290 675888
Memory 139578 357657
UX 251131 484706
Total score 831447 2186261
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Motorola Edge 70 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando)AnTuTu2186261
📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando)GeekBench GPU12599
📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando)GeekBench GPU14850
📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando)GeekBench CPU1763 / 6105
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM - Hello UI
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 90 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:39 hr 0:49 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:49 hr 14:43 hr
Watching video 20:35 hr 23:48 hr
Gaming 05:14 hr 08:57 hr
Standby 112 hr 89 hr
General battery life
Xperia 10 VIII
27:41 hr
Edge 70 Pro +8%
29:54 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony LYT-710
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 - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.5
Focal length - 81 mm
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 12 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC1320CS -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor SmartSens SC820CS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
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 Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2026 April 2026
Release date September 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $450
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 90 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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