Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,864, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus scores 5,285, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 6.7 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G features a Extreme AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 15 Plus's Super Retina XDR, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 48 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 01m, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus delivers None, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 15 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G is rated 8.2.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.2.

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

₹84,900

@ Croma

Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

₹37,849

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

29 Apr, 2026

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Extreme AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	2256x2504 px
60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	N/A	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A	N/A	1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF	10 MP

Battery


4383 mAh	6500 mAh	5000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.x

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Comfortable in-hand feel
Stellar battery life
Bright and attractive display
Good cameras

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Lacks high refresh rate
Slow charging

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(45,160 ratings)

4.2/5

(734 ratings)

3.1/5

(16 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,302,867 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score	3,074,056 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹84,900

@ Croma

₹37,849

@ Amazon

₹199,999

@ Samsung Shop

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

Android v16

Android

OS Updates

5 Years

3 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Hello UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Processor

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G720 MP8

Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,302,867

2,194,258

3,074,056

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

17.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,385

5,392

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.9 %

20.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Extreme AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

2256x2504 px

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

5200 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

N/A

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.84 %

92.08 %

178.04 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Ceramic 3

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.80 %

90.1 %

Design

Height

160.9 mm

162.7 mm

158.4 mm

Width

77.8 mm

75.6 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

6.99 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

201 grams

183 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes IP68 IP69

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.8LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom

30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Audio Zoom

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4383 mAh

6500 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 45W

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

14h 01m

21h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 5m 15s

0h 44m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.x

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)