Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Xiaomi 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 13 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 229g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4820mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Xiaomi 13 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.9 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1460 nits
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1252 nits
sRGB gamut97.5 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz120 Hz
Response time2 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.1 mm (6.34 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gray
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %
Xiaomi 13 Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Xiaomi 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1945
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Xiaomi 13 Pro
5323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19451987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51635323
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9946n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1536568
CPU390171380418
GPU540712600588
Memory366039277637
UX268630277637
NanoReview Score15655521536568
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
12534
Max Surface Temp.n/a36 °C
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a75 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12534
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
10687
Writing scoren/a13780
Web scoren/a9389
Video editingn/a6346
Data manipulationn/a9251
NanoReview Scoren/a10687

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 74 GB 32 GB
UI Skin Hello UI HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4820 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (81% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 9 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 0:22 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Xiaomi 13 Pro
21:44
Web Browsing08:41 h08:06 h
Video Playback15:30 h13:19 h
Games05:36 h04:43 h
Standby Mode102 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.31/1
Pixel size1.2 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length72 mm75 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/21/2.76
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Xiaomi 13 Pro
129
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Bokeh8060
Preview7770
Zoom147143

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung JNS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
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 Ultra
83.6 dB
Xiaomi 13 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1299
Sensors - 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 Yes 120 W

Note

Xiaomi 13 Pro:

Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.

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

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