Google Pixel vs. Motorola Edge

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel and Motorola Edge. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel vs. Motorola Edge Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.8 mm 161.64 mm Motorola Edge has greater height than Google Pixel.
Width 69.5 mm 71.1 mm Motorola Edge has greater width than Google Pixel.
Depth 8.6 mm 9.29 mm Google Pixel is narrower than Google Pixel.
Weight 143 g 188 g Google Pixel is lighter than Google Pixel.
Body Colour Silver | Really blue | Very silver | Quite black Solar black
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium Plastic, 6000 Series aluminium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP52
SAR Value 0.33 W/kg 1.68 W/kg (body), 1.79 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio, LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Endless Edge display
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.7" Motorola Edge has larger screen size than Google Pixel.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Motorola Edge has better screen resolution than Google Pixel.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
HDR - Yes Motorola Edge has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Moto Display, Peek Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
Clock Speed - 2.3 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 620
MEMORY Google Pixel Motorola Edge
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Motorola Edge has more RAM than Google Pixel.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Motorola Edge has more internal memory than Google Pixel.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Google Pixel Motorola Edge
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Motorola Edge has better camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Motorola Edge has better lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Live Filters, Spot Colour
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere Slow motion video, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, manual mode, Best Shot, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Night Vision, Macro video, Macro mode, Gesture selfie, Video Portrait Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Edge has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) EIS video stabilisation, Cutout, Quad Pixel technology, High-res zoom, smart composition, Shot optimisation, RAW photo output
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Optical Zoom - 2x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Motorola Edge has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Motorola Edge has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.9 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Live Filters, Spot Colour
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Face Beauty, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Night Vision, Gesture selfie, Group selfie
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola Edge has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - EIS video stabilisation, Quad Pixel technology
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2770 mAh 4500 mAh Motorola Edge has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola Edge has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 456 hours -
Talk Time 1560 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Standby (LTE): up to 456 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio (via headphones)): up to 110 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Motorola Edge has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat Android 10
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo SMS, MMS
FEATURES Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, Time of Flight (ToF)
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Android Sensor Hub, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Knock Knock function Face Unlock, Dual microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens, dual stereo speakers tuned by Waves
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel Motorola Edge
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB 3.0 Type A-C cable, USB-C charger Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP52
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