Essential Phone vs Motorola Edge+ (2023) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	May 02, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.34 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 161.16 x 74 x 8.59mm (~10.74 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Interstellar Black

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 90.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	P-OLED, 165Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 1x3.19GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/512GB (UFS 4.0)
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	5100 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F1.6 Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	60 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Links

Full specifications
Essential Phone Specs	Motorola Edge+ (2023) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Essential Phone Review	Motorola Edge+ (2023) Review
User Reviews
Essential Phone User Reviews	Motorola Edge+ (2023) User Reviews