Motorola Edge 30 Ultra vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 08, 2022	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 161.8 x 73.5 x 8.4 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.00 oz / 198.5 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Interstellar Black, Starlight White	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 90.44% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 144Hz, 1250 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1903 (Excellent)
Bright Min
4.5 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
1x3.19GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 730	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4277
3D Mark High
Untested	2419
3D Mark Low
Untested	1624

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 125.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 50min

Video

11h 48min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.22" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F1.6 Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) HDR, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
60 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256Gb internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

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