Home Phone comparison Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Google Pixel 7a - Which is better?

Motorola Edge 50 Pro vs Google Pixel 7a

67 out 100
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
VS
68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Google Pixel 7a

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Google Pixel 7a, Manufactured in May, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. 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
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 193.5g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
  • 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		 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Google Pixel 7a
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 7a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.8 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1291 nits
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
sRGB gamut98 %98.4 %
PWM (Flicker)714 Hz218 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 50 Pro], [Google Pixel 7a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.23 mm (6.35 in) 152 mm (5.98 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.19 mm (0.32 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Eco Leather Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Purple		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
92.8 %
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Google Pixel 7a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 720 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 512 672
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1139
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
3135
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11391443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31353493
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4034n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 50 Pro], [Google Pixel 7a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
795580
Google Pixel 7a
930436
CPU261116255576
GPU236263325623
Memory126830149843
UX171371199394
NanoReview Score795580930436
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.8 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6343
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Writing scoren/a15048
Web scoren/a7500
Video editingn/a6362
Data manipulationn/a10504
NanoReview Scoren/a10609

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin Hello UI Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4385 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 15 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
Full Charge Time 0:18 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
22:58
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Web Browsing08:58 h08:24 h
Video Playback14:13 h13:40 h
Games05:10 h05:06 h
Standby Mode112 h76 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 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: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.9
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50ESony IMX787
Sensor size1/1.551/1.73
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSK Hynix HI1336Sony IMX712
Sensor size1/3.01/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
138
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
133
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a69
Zoomn/a105
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7a]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 n/a
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung JNS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.76 n/a
Pixel size 0.64 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
136
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
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
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 499
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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.

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