Essential Phone PH-1 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

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Comparing the Essential Phone PH-1 vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.4 GHz, while Essential Phone PH-1 runs at 2.45 GHz, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better performer.


Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 5.7 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 Essential Phone PH-1's IPS LCD, 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 Essential Phone PH-1 offers 13 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 Essential Phone PH-1 offers 8 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 Essential Phone PH-1 offers 3040 mAh, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

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Essential Phone PH-1
Essential Phone PH-1
Essential Phone PH-1
Essential Phone PH-1
Essential Phone PH-1
₹44,990
(Not Released in India)
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Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G
₹39,999
@ Flipkart
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OPPO K14 Plus 5G
OPPO K14 Plus 5G
OPPO K14 Plus 5G
OPPO K14 Plus 5G
OPPO K14 Plus 5G
OPPO K14 Plus 5G
₹25,999
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Summary

Release Date

20 Oct, 2019
29 Apr, 2026
08 Oct, 2026

Performance
Snapdragon 835
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB / 12 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
AMOLED
1312x2560 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera
8 MP
50 MP
AF
16 MP

Battery
3040 mAh
6500 mAh
8000 mAh
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Charging
45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 4.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.2/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Slim design, excellent durability
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performance and battery life
  • Capable low light photography
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Thermal efficiency could have been better
  • Skin tones lack accuracy
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(909 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
2,194,258
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
14h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹39,999
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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 22, 2026
(Official)
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)
Android v16
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
5 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

Stock
Hello UI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
View Details
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280
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

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Mali-G720 MP8
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
2,194,258
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
17.0 s
N/A

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
N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.6 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1312x2560 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
5200 nits
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1800 nits
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
144 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
360 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.6:9
20:9

Pixel Density

505 ppi
450 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.32 %
92.08 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
96.80 %
93.6 %

Design

Height

141.5 mm
162.7 mm
162.56 mm

Width

71.1 mm
75.6 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
6.99 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

185 grams
183 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Frame: Ceramic Titanium
Back: Ceramic Titanium
Back: Plastic
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP68 IP69
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
13 MP
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
50 x Digital Zoom
10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Audio Zoom
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Best In Class
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3040 mAh
6500 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
N/A
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Charging
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 5W Reverse Charging
Yes 10W 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
N/A

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

N/A
44m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 4.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
N/A
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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) / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store
₹39,999
@ Flipkart
₹25,999
@ Flipkart
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