Motorola Edge (2024) vs Apple iPhone 15
62 out of 100
VS
82 out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola Edge (2024) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 ) that was released on June 4, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 9 months before. 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 (2024)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 1651 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3349 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 20W)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Thinner bezels – 5.1% more screen real estate
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1416K versus 600K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 14% higher pixel density (460 vs 402 PPI)
- 2.6x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2599 and 1014 points
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.5% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 306 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.63 mm (6.28 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 71.99 mm (2.83 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 198472 | 375664 |
| GPU | 117221 | 452373 |
| Memory | 133082 | 261974 |
| UX | 151882 | 326266 |
| Total score | 600657 | 1416277 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | [15 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 44.3 °C |
| Stability | - | 81% |
| Graphics test | - | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9632 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| OS size | - | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | - | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" | 1/1.5" |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 84 |
| Zoom | - | 114 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 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 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| 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 | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2024 | September 2023 |
| Release date | June 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $550 | $799 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
