Motorola Edge 50 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Comparison and Differences
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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra or Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Motorola Edge 50 Ultra | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2024, April 16 | 2023, September 12 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.1 x 72.4 x 8.6 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 2.85 in | 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in | |
| Weight | 197 g | 6.95 oz | 221 g | 7.8 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), wooden back or silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum frame | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Forest Grey, Nordic Wood, Peach Fuzz | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, , non-removable | 4441 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | € 771.5 | € 984.9 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | P-OLED | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 107.4 cm2 | 110.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 92.1% | 89.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1220 x 2712 px | 1290 x 2796 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 446 PPI | 460 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield glass | |
| Other specs | - 144Hz, HDR10+, 2500 nits (peak) - |
- 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) -Always-On display |
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Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF |
-48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
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| Functions | Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 146 | 154 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 150 | 153 | |
| DxOMark Video | 134 | 158 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 50 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 50 MP, f/1.9, 21mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | HDR | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, HDR | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 149 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 145 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 156 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades | iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) | - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520) | - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz) | |
| GPU | Adreno 735 | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1500939 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 380375 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 518600 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 260964 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 380375 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2891 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 7180 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 26996 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 2878 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 7118 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM | Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
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| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3106 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2849 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3105 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3108 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3106 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2849 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3105 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3108 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4 | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort | |
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Snapdragon Sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Smart Connect (Ready For) support -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - 125W Fast charging -50W Wireless charging -10W Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) -Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite - Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (MagSafe) -15W Wireless charging (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update -4.5W Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A3106 (International); A2849 (USA); A3105 (Canada, Japan); A3108 (China, Hong Kong) |
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