Motorola Edge 60 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16e
75 out of 100
VS
78 out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Edge 60 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme) that was released on April 24, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16e, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 2 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 60 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1995 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4005 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16e
- 2.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3281 and 1343 points
- Weighs 19 grams less
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 | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 444 ppi | 457 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.3% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Edge 60 Pro
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
iPhone 16e
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.69 mm (6.33 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 73.06 mm (2.88 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.24 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Purple | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme | Apple A18 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 | - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Apple A18 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1907 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | - | 24041 |
| Single-core score | 1343 | 3281 |
| Multi-core score | 4332 | 8035 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 307585 | 366516 |
| GPU | 544069 | 460423 |
| Memory | 252604 | 225901 |
| UX | 272545 | 352859 |
| Total score | 1376803 | 1405699 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.4) |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | - |
| Battery type | - | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 09:21 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:57 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | - | 119 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | 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 (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | - |
| Focal length | 73 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | - | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2025 | February 2025 |
| Release date | May 2025 | February 2025 |
| Launch price | $599 | $599 |
| Configurations | - 8 / 256 GB - 12 / 512 GB | - 8 / 128 GB - 8 / 256 GB - 8 / 512 GB |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16e:
- The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
