Moto G96 5G vs Motorola Edge 70

Comparing the Moto G96 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,131, while Moto G96 5G scores 2,909, making Motorola Edge 70 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Moto G96 5G offers 6.67 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 features a AMOLED display compared to Moto G96 5G's P-OLED, making Motorola Edge 70 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Moto G96 5G and Motorola Edge 70 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Moto G96 5G offers 32 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 delivers longer battery life with 11h 13m, while Moto G96 5G delivers 10h 53m, making Motorola Edge 70 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Moto G96 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Moto G96 5G is rated 7.7.

User Rating: Moto G96 5G and Motorola Edge 70 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Moto G96 5G

₹20,999

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₹29,049

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Summary

Spec Score

86%

88%

Release Date

16 Jul, 2025

23 Dec, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 2	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
P-OLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5500 mAh	5000 mAh
33W Turbo Power Charging	68W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.7/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Sleek and lighweight design
Beautiful 144Hz curved display
Decent primary camera
Reliable battery endurance

Exceptionally slim and lightweight
Satisfactory cameras
One day battery life
Decent performance

Cons

Limited Android upgrades
Performance could've been better

Ocassionally choppy videos
Poor speakers

User Ratings

4.4/5

(93,689 ratings)

4.4/5

(6,190 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

625,098 AnTuTu Score	1,402,932 AnTuTu Score
10h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 16, 2025

(Official)

Dec 15, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

1 Year

3 Years

Security Updates

3 Year

4 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A710 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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.

625,098

1,402,932

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 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.

779

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.1 %

24.2 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1600 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

446 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.58 %

91.22 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.77 %

94.6 %

Design

Height

161.86 mm

159.9 mm

Width

73.26 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

7.93 mm

5.99 mm

Weight

178.10 grams

159 grams

Build Material

Back: Premium Vegan Leather

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

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

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8LYT 700C 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.14" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A	Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 40 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 15W Wireless 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.

10h 53m

11h 13m

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

1h 7m 0s

0h 44m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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

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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)