Google Pixel vs Motorola edge Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Apr 22, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$749	$700

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm	6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches 161.64 x 71.1 x 9.29 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Splash; IP52
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, White	Solar black, Midnight magenta

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 95.91% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
2770 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

7h 36min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	25 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100	Date approved: Jun 18, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YU1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.48 W/kg Phablet: 3.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

for Europe

Memory	128GB
5G Bands	n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel Specs	Motorola edge Specs
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