Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G vs iQOO 9T 5G

Comparing the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G vs iQOO 9T 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: iQOO 9T 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,117, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G scores 3,307, making iQOO 9T 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO 9T 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G offers 6.67 inches, making iQOO 9T 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO 9T 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G's P-OLED, making iQOO 9T 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while iQOO 9T 5G offers 50 MP, making Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 60 MP, while iQOO 9T 5G offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 9T 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 57m, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G delivers 15h 36m, making iQOO 9T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G and iQOO 9T 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 9T 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: iQOO 9T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G has a rating of 4.2.

Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G

₹69,999

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iQOO 9T 5G

₹45,799

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

22 Sep, 2022

02 Aug, 2022

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
P-OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


60 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


4610 mAh	4700 mAh	6500 mAh
125W Turbo Power Charging	120W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Stylish design
Clean, user-friendly software
Nice daylight photography
Decent battery life

Ultimate performance
Good daylight photography
Robust design
120W super fast charging

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

Cons

Can throttle under sustained loads
Low light photography can be improved
Only a single 128GB storage option

Low light photography can be improved
No IP rating
Ships with bloatware

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,691 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,500 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,048,812 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
15h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 22, 2022

(Official)

Aug 02, 2022

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

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)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

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.

1,048,812

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

15.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

2.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.4 %

25.8 %

17.4 %

* 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)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1250 nits

1500 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

388 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.38 %

87.51 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.12 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm

164.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.5 mm

77.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

198.5 grams

207 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide AngleISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88S5KGN5 ISOCELL Plus

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.28µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

12 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1.22µm pixel size

12 MP
f/1.98

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

16300 x 12300 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

6k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

60 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.6µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4610 mAh

4700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 125W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

15h 36m

16h 57m

16h 04m

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

0h 24m 38s

0h 17m 38s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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 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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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:

N/A

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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.24 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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