Home Phone comparison Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Apple iPhone 17 Pro - Which is better?

Motorola Edge 50 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro

67 out 100
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
VS
92 out 100
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4252mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1206x2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.8 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1291 nits
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut98 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)714 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.23 mm (6.35 in) 150 mm (5.91 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.19 mm (0.32 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Purple		 - Silver
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
92.8 %
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Apple iPhone 17 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))		 4/2.51 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 720 n/a
GPU Cores 512 n/a
GPU Frequency 975 MHz n/a
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1139
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
3720
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
3135
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
10805
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11393720
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)313510805
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4034n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 50 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
795580
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
2146722
CPU261116519980
GPU236263787998
Memory126830391721
UX171371447023
NanoReview Score7955802146722

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 26
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin Hello UI n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4252 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:18 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
22:58
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing08:58 hn/a
Video Playback14:13 hn/a
Games05:10 hn/a
Standby Mode112 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.6
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50En/a
Sensor size1/1.551/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.8
Focal length73 mm120 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.941/2.55
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSK Hynix HI1336n/a
Sensor size1/3.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung JNS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.76 n/a
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*1n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
79.1 dB
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1099
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 125 W No

Note

Motorola Edge 50 Pro:

The 8/256 GB memory variant comes with a 68-watt power adapter.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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