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Motorola Moto G85 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro

64 out 100
Motorola Moto G85 5G
VS
67 out 100
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Motorola Moto G85 5G
Motorola Edge 50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Moto G85 5G Manufactured in June, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. 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 Moto G85 5G
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 186g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Motorola Moto G85 5G and Motorola Edge 50 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Moto G85 5G
vs
Motorola Edge 50 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED POLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 92.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Moto G85 5G
1184 nits
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1291 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %98 %
PWM (Flicker)288 Hz714 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Moto G85 5G], [Motorola Edge 50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.91 mm (6.37 in) 161.23 mm (6.35 in)
Width 73.06 mm (2.88 in) 72.4 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.59 mm (0.3 in) 8.19 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Eco Leather
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Moto G85 5G
90.8 %
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
92.8 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Moto G85 5G and Motorola Edge 50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.3 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 720
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS 460.8 GFLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Moto G85 5G
938
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
1139
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Moto G85 5G
2013
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
3135
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9381139
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20133135
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16164034
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Moto G85 5G], [Motorola Edge 50 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Moto G85 5G
468323
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
795580
CPU152862261116
GPU88349236263
Memory99635126830
UX127477171371
NanoReview Score468323795580

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.2
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 36 GB 17 GB
UI Skin Hello UI Hello UI

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 125 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (91% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 0:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Moto G85 5G
25:05
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
22:58
Web Browsing10:12 h08:58 h
Video Playback14:13 h14:13 h
Games05:32 h05:10 h
Standby Mode126 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
SensorSony IMX882OmniVision OV50E
Sensor size1/1.951/1.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a73 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aSK Hynix HI1336
Sensor sizen/a1/3.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung JNS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid Slotn/aNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/5/8WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42)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 category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Moto G85 5G
80.2 dB
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
79.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Release Date June, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 699
MSRP ($) 299 n/a
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 30 W Yes 125 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.

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