Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2023 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 227g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Xiaomi 13 Ultra
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 AMOLED
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
Max brightness 2500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.9 % 89.7 %
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 Ultra
1201 nits
sRGB gamut97.5 %97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz120 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.1 mm (6.34 in) 163.18 mm (6.42 in)
Width 72.4 mm (2.85 in) 74.64 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gray
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Xiaomi 13 Ultra 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 Ultra
1995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
5419
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19451995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51635419
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9946n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1524921
CPU390171389140
GPU540712596405
Memory366039297015
UX268630242361
NanoReview Score15655521524921
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
11992
Max Surface Temp.n/a52 °C
Stabilityn/a89 %
Graphics Testn/a71 fps
Graphics Scoren/a11992

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 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 n/a
UI Skin Hello UI HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 125 W 90 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 (58% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
23:30
Web Browsing08:41 h09:36 h
Video Playback15:30 h13:10 h
Games05:36 h05:28 h
Standby Mode102 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 503 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
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 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP503 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.31/1
Pixel size1.2 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal length72 mm120 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX858
Sensor size1/21/2.51
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length12 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX858
Sensor size1/2.761/2.51
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
138
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
140
Bokeh8065
Preview7772
Zoom147147

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 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
123
Video quality
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137

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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes DP 1.2
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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
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/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)
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 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1499
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 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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