Apple iPhone 16 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 16 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.04 GHz, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G runs at 3.4 GHz, making Apple iPhone 16 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 6.1 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 16'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 16 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 16 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 00m, while Apple iPhone 16 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 16 offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 16 is rated 8.

Apple iPhone 16

₹67,900

@ Flipkart

Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

₹47,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

11 Jun, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A18	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Extreme AMOLED	AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


3561 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Powerful chipset, more RAM
Excellent cameras with useful Photographic Styles
Solid battery life
Attractive colour options

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Finicky Camera Control
60Hz refresh rate
Charging could have been faster

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(196,252 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,764,170 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹67,900

@ Flipkart

₹47,999

@ Flipkart

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

3 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

5 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A18

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G720 MP8

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 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.

1,764,170

2,217,003

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

20.0 s

14.0 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

4,502

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.4 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Extreme AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

5200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

450 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

92.08 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

147.6 mm

162.7 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.6 mm

75.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.80 mm

7.19 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

170 grams

190 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Color-infused Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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 Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3561 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

N/A

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 00m

16h 04m

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

1h 20m 0s

0h 47m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / 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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)