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Motorola Edge 50 vs Honor 300

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Motorola Edge 50 vs Honor 300

69 out of 100
Motorola Edge 50
VS
75 out of 100
Honor 300
Motorola Edge 50
Honor 300

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 50 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated) that was released on August 1, 2024, against the Honor 300, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  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 Motorola Edge 50
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 300
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 68W)
  • Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5300 vs 5000 mAh
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (806K versus 735K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 50 and Honor 300 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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Edge 50
vs
Honor 300

Display

TypePOLEDAMOLED
Size6.7 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1220 x 2712 pixels1200 x 2664 pixels
Aspect ratio20:919.98:9
PPI446 ppi436 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYesYes
Max rated brightness1600 nits1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4000 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate360 Hz -
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio93.1%90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space96.9% -
PWM397 Hz -
Response time1 ms -
Contrast∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 50
1163 nits
Honor 300
n/a

Design and build

Height160.8 mm (6.33 inches)161 mm (6.34 inches)
Width72.4 mm (2.85 inches)74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness7.8 mm (0.31 inches)7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight180 g (6.35 oz)175 g (6.17 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP65
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear materialEco-leather -
Frame materialMetalPlastic
ColorsGray, Green, YellowWhite, Black, Gray, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 50+3%
93.1%
Honor 300
90.8%

Performance

Tests of Motorola Edge 50 and Honor 300 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AcceleratedQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock2500 MHz2630 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 4)8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710		- 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 - 4 MB
ManufacturingSamsungTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonYes
GraphicsAdreno 644Adreno 720
GPU shading units768512
GPU clock443 MHz975 MHz
FLOPS~1013.8 GFLOPS~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 50
1110
Honor 300+1%
1125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 50
3067
Honor 300+8%
3311
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Edge 50
735105
Honor 300+10%
806918
CPU255851264192
GPU163231248810
Memory154171132902
UX161852161014
Total score735105806918
Samples[3 tests]Less then 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB8, 12, 16 GB
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5
Memory clock2133 MHz -
Channels24
Storage
Storage size256 GB256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 Android 15
ROMHello UIMagicOS 9
OS size17 GB -

Battery

Capacity5000 mAh5300 mAh
Max charge power68 W100 W
Battery typeLi-PoSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)No
Reverse charging - Yes
Fast chargingYes Yes (53% in 15 min)
Full charging time - 0:46 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3xDigital
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 30FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Angle of widest lens120°112°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.0
Sensor - Omnivision OVH9000
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.56"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP -
Aperturef/2.0 -
Focal length73 mm -
SensorSamsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size1/3.94" -
Pixel size1 micron -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm -
Pixel size1.12 micron -
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperturef/2.4f/2.1
Pixel size0.7 micron -
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 version5.25.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortNoNo
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoYes
Network
Number of SIM*12
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support*YesNo
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*18 -
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYes -
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryMid-rangeMid-range
AnnouncedAugust 2024December 2024
Release dateAugust 2024December 2024
Launch price$400$320
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 68 WYes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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