Home Phone comparison Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Google Pixel 3a - Which is better?

Motorola Edge 50 Pro vs Google Pixel 3a

67 out 100
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
VS
41 out 100
Google Pixel 3a
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Google Pixel 3a

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Google Pixel 3a, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 670. 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 pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 3a
  • Lighter design: 147g vs 186g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 4/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Google Pixel 3a
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
vs
Google Pixel 3a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 5.6 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2220 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.8 % 75 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1291 nits
Google Pixel 3a
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) 151.3 mm (5.96 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 70.1 mm (2.76 in)
Thickness 8.19 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Eco Leather Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
92.8 %
Google Pixel 3a
75 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Google Pixel 3a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))		 - 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2 (Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 685
Graphics Adreno 720 Adreno 615
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 700 MHz
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 358.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1139
Google Pixel 3a
519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
3135
Google Pixel 3a
1564
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1139519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31351564
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4034n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 50 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
795580
Google Pixel 3a
250172
CPU26111683481
GPU23626337768
Memory12683061127
UX17137167796
NanoReview Score795580250172
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 3a
665
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a665
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 3a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 3a
7363
Writing scoren/a8149
Web scoren/a6044
Video editingn/a5761
Data manipulationn/a5686
NanoReview Scoren/a7363

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		64 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin Hello UI n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3000 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 15 min) Yes Quick Charge 4.0 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:18 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
22:58
Google Pixel 3a
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 122 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 12.2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP122 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length25 mm28 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50ESony IMX363
Sensor size1/1.551/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSK Hynix HI1336n/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 3a]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung JNS Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
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 (B(22/B)/B3/B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1811
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
79.1 dB
Google Pixel 3a
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 400
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 125 W Yes 18 W

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 Motorola Edge 50 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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