Apple iPhone 17 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 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: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G scores 7,054, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 17 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G feature the same Super Retina XDR OLED display.

Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 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 17 offers 18 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 6500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 17 and Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G equally at 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G has a rating of 4.2.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

₹46,878

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

93%

92%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	Extreme AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

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

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

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

User Ratings

4.6/5

(19,437 ratings)

4.2/5

(184 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹82,900

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

2,250,422

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

20.0 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.

4,884

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

177 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

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

N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes 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

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 5W Wired 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 00m

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

1h 11m 0s

0h 47m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 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

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

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)