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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

85 out of 100
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
VS
79 out of 100
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Google Pixel 8 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 Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 6 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
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (22:32 vs 19:29 hours)
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1565K versus 1152K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 30W)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Thinner bezels – 5.8% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 550 mAh larger battery capacity: 5050 vs 4500 mAh
  • Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (1608 against 1481 nits)
  • 10% higher pixel density (489 vs 446 PPI)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Google Pixel 8 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
Pixel 8 Pro

Display

TypePOLEDOLED
Size6.7 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1220 x 2712 pixels1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI446 ppi489 ppi
Refresh rate144 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (60-144 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2500 nits2400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate360 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass VictusGorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio92.9%87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space97.5%99.5%
PWM239 Hz120 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Edge 50 Ultra
1481 nits
Pixel 8 Pro+9%
1608 nits

Design and build

Height161.1 mm (6.34 inches)162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width72.4 mm (2.85 inches)76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness8.6 mm (0.34 inches)8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight197 g (6.95 oz)213 g (7.51 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialEco-leatherGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsGray, YellowBlack, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Google Pixel 8 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Google Tensor G3
Max clock3000 MHz3000 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 4 + 3)9 (1 + 4 + 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 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache8 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCSamsung
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonYes
GraphicsAdreno 735Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units768896
GPU clock1100 MHz890 MHz
FLOPS~1689.6 GFLOPS~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Edge 50 Ultra+36%
1565552
Pixel 8 Pro
1152535
CPU390171378836
GPU540712371060
Memory366039185462
UX268630217177
Total score15655521152535
SamplesLess then 3[3 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock4200 MHz4200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 Android 14
ROMHello UIStock Android
OS size74 GB14 GB

Battery

Capacity4500 mAh5050 mAh
Max charge power125 W30 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (23 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (81% in 15 min)Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:21 hr1:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing08:41 hr08:23 hr
Watching video15:30 hr12:10 hr
Gaming05:36 hr04:58 hr
Standby102 hr87 hr
General battery life
Edge 50 Ultra+16%
22:32 hr
Pixel 8 Pro
19:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3xOptical, 5x
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°126°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.3"1/1.31"
Pixel size1.2 micron1.2 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length72 mm113 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2"1/2.55"
Pixel size0.7 micron0.7 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length12 mm -
SensorSamsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.0"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.8 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh8065
Preview7775
Zoom147152
SamplesPhoto samples of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels50 megapixels10.5 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61443648 x 2736
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length21 mm21 mm
SensorSamsung JNS -
Sensor size1/2.76"1/3.1"
Pixel size0.64 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 143
Video - 149

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)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 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, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*11
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*1820
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesNo
Speakers test
Max loudness
Edge 50 Ultra
83.6 dB
Pixel 8 Pro+7%
89.4 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedApril 2024October 2023
Release dateMay 2024October 2023
Launch price$999$999
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 125 WNot included
Further details
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
    - The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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