TCL P80 Ultra vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch TCL P80 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Elite) that was released on September 3, 2026, against the Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme 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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Memory
12 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2366K versus 1099K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5800 mAh
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of TCL P80 Ultra and Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
61.4
(Average)
Value Index
98.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
PPI 447 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 5200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 92%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 77.7 mm (3.06 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 7.19 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material - Eco-leather
Frame material - Plastic
Colors Gold, Blue, Burgundy Green, Red, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of TCL P80 Ultra and Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Max clock 2600 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 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 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1508 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of TCL P80 Ultra and Motorola Edge 70 Pro Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1058
1743
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3180
6900
Compute Score (GPU)
3070
14605
Compute Score (GPU) 3070 14605
Single-core score 1058 1743
Multi-core score 3180 6900
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1099769
2366913
CPU 440383 708437
GPU 107548 812170
Memory 217000 317102
UX 334838 529204
Total score 1099769 2366913
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#180th place)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM TCL UI 9.1 -
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5800 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 90 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x 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 (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 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/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - 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 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length - 81 mm
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 12 mm
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 6 (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 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2026 June 2026
Release date September 2026 June 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $500
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 Plus is definitely a better buy.

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