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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

85 out of 100
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 50 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on April 3, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 7 months before. 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 Ultra
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1226 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3274 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 23W)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Shows 10% longer battery life (24:47 vs 22:32 hours)
  • Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1796 against 1481 nits)
  • 50% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2920 and 1945 points

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 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
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 Ultra
vs
iPhone 15 Pro

Display

TypePOLEDOLED
Size6.7 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1220 x 2712 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio20:919.5:9
PPI446 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate144 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (60-144 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2500 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate360 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass VictusCeramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio92.9%88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space97.5%99.9%
PWM239 Hz242 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 50 Ultra
1481 nits
iPhone 15 Pro+21%
1796 nits

Design and build

Height161.1 mm (6.34 inches)146.6 mm (5.77 inches)
Width72.4 mm (2.85 inches)70.6 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness8.6 mm (0.34 inches)8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight197 g (6.95 oz)187 g (6.6 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialEco-leatherGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsGray, YellowWhite, Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Apple A17 Pro
Max clock3000 MHz3780 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 4 + 3)6 (2 + 4)
Architecture- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4		- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
L3 cache8 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonApple Neural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 735Apple A17 GPU
GPU shading units768768
GPU clock1100 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~1689.6 GFLOPS~2147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU390171382829
GPU540712609132
Memory366039188665
UX268630349339
Total score15655521529965
SamplesLess then 3[27 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Memory clock4200 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMHello UI -
OS size74 GB -

Battery

Capacity4500 mAh3274 mAh
Max charge power125 W23 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (81% in 15 min)Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:21 hr1:33 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing08:41 hr09:28 hr
Watching video15:30 hr17:33 hr
Gaming05:36 hr05:41 hr
Standby102 hr111 hr
General battery life
Edge 50 Ultra
22:32 hr
iPhone 15 Pro+10%
24:47 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3xOptical, 3x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens122°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.3"1/1.28"
Pixel size1.2 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length72 mm77 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX713
Sensor size1/2"1/3.5"
Pixel size0.7 micron1 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.55"
Pixel size0.64 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh8080
Preview7785
Zoom147139
SamplesPhoto samples of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels50 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61444032 x 3024
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length21 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung JNSSony IMX714
Sensor size1/2.76"1/3.6"
Pixel size0.64 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 145
Video - 156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)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 version5.45.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.4Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*1 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*1820
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedApril 2024September 2023
Release dateMay 2024September 2023
Launch price$999$999
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 chargerYes, 125 WNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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