Xiaomi 14 vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 14 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 26, 2023, against the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 5 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 Xiaomi 14
- Shows 13% longer battery life (25:30 vs 22:32 hours)
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2031K versus 1565K)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2182 and 1945 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1481 against 1183 nits)
- Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 90W)
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
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 | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.36 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2670 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 92.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 97.5% |
| PWM | 429 Hz | 239 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Pink | Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 452780 | 390171 |
| GPU | 851183 | 540712 |
| Memory | 411673 | 366039 |
| UX | 315477 | 268630 |
| Total score | 2031113 | 1565552 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | Less then 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 47.9 °C | 50.2 °C |
| Stability | 71% | - |
| Graphics test | 92 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 15401 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15732 | - |
| Video editing | 7904 | - |
| Photo editing | 31257 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15991 | - |
| Writing score | 19653 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12, 16 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 28 GB | 74 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4610 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 125 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 15 min) | Yes (81% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | 0:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:59 hr | 08:41 hr |
| Watching video | 17:04 hr | 15:30 hr |
| Gaming | 05:15 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 111 hr | 102 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" | 1/1.3" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 72 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/2" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/2.76" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 80 |
| Preview | 73 | 77 |
| Zoom | 134 | 147 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Samsung JNS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/2.76" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-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 version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | April 2024 |
| Release date | November 2023 | May 2024 |
| Launch price | $999 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Yes, 125 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

