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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15

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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
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Apple iPhone 15
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 197g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.9 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1460 nits
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
sRGB gamut97.5 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz306 Hz
Response time2 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.1 mm (6.34 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gray
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Apple iPhone 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 735 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 768 640
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1945
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19452599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51636545
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9946n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
CPU390171378046
GPU540712449766
Memory366039261642
UX268630325827
NanoReview Score15655521415281
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9632

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 74 GB 18 GB
UI Skin Hello UI n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3349 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (81% in 15 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Web Browsing08:41 h10:47 h
Video Playback15:30 h16:55 h
Games05:36 h05:36 h
Standby Mode102 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 114
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Hn/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.5
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length72 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Apple iPhone 15
147
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Apple iPhone 15
153
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Apple iPhone 15
145
Bokeh8080
Preview7784
Zoom147n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung JNS Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*1n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
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 ()
LTE category1818
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 Ultra
83.6 dB
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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