Motorola Edge 50 Pro vs Edge 50
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 50 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on April 3, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 50, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 68W)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (807K versus 735K)
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (1304 against 1163 nits)
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 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 | 92.8% | 93.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 714 Hz | 397 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.23 mm (6.35 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Purple | Gray, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated |
| Max clock | 2630 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 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) | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 720 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 975 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS | ~1013.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 264341 | 255851 |
| GPU | 246297 | 163231 |
| Memory | 125758 | 154171 |
| UX | 171262 | 161852 |
| Total score | 807658 | 735105 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [3 tests] |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Hello UI | Hello UI |
| OS size | 17 GB | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 125 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (91% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:18 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:58 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:13 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:10 hr | - |
| Standby | 112 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 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/1.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" | 1/1.56" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 73 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" | 1/3.94" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hynix HI1336 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung JNS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 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 | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2024 | August 2024 |
| Release date | April 2024 | August 2024 |
| Launch price | $699 | $400 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 125 W | Yes, 68 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.

