Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
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 Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020 and came out 8 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 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 100W)
- 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1565K versus 1248K)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.1 mm narrower
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1945 and 1604 points
- Weighs 29 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 4500 mAh
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 8 months newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 6.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1316 x 2832 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 440 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.9% | 89.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | - |
| PWM | 239 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) | 79.5 mm (3.13 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Yellow | White, Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 12 (2 + 6 + 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 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A510s - 6 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | - |
| GPU shading units | 768 | - |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 390171 | 351901 |
| GPU | 540712 | 278517 |
| Memory | 366039 | 405011 |
| UX | 268630 | 213091 |
| Total score | 1565552 | 1248520 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | Less then 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | - |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | - |
| Storage size | 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS size | 74 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 125 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (88 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (81% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:30 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | - |
| Standby | 102 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 72 mm | 93 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 80 | - |
| Preview | 77 | - |
| Zoom | 147 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Motorola Edge 50 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JNS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2024 | November 2024 |
| Release date | May 2024 | November 2024 |
| Launch price | $999 | $1100 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 125 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

