Motorola Edge (2021) vs Motorola Edge (2023) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 19, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.65 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 169 x 76 x 8.85mm	6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (~11.16 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP52	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Nebula Blue	Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 85.60% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 144Hz	P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2460x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.7 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 670 Prime	Octa-core 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 642L	Mali-G610 MC3
Memory
8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1045
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2476
3D Mark High
Untested	702
3D Mark Low
Untested	697

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4400 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 11min

Browsing

11h 16min

Video

8h 4min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.52” Pixel size: 0.7 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (920 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

For Verizon

Weight	7.11 oz / 201.6 g
5G Bands	n2, n5, n48, n66, n77, n78, n260, n261
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	48
3G Bands	1, 2, 5, 8

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