Motorola Edge 70 Max vs Xiaomi 17T

Comparing the Motorola Edge 70 Max vs Xiaomi 17T 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 Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 8,890, while Xiaomi 17T scores 6,860, making Motorola Edge 70 Max the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Max offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Xiaomi 17T offers 6.59 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 Max the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 Max features a Extreme AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi 17T's AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Edge 70 Max and Xiaomi 17T feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Edge 70 Max and Xiaomi 17T feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 Max delivers longer battery life with 16h 38m, while Xiaomi 17T delivers 14h 45m, making Motorola Edge 70 Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Motorola Edge 70 Max and Xiaomi 17T offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Motorola Edge 70 Max and Xiaomi 17T equally at 8.5.

User Rating: Motorola Edge 70 Max and Xiaomi 17T both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Motorola Edge 70 Max

₹53,490

@ Amazon

Xiaomi 17T

₹69,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

20 Jul, 2026

08 Jun, 2026

13 Sep, 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Extreme AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7100 mAh	6500 mAh	3349 mAh
90W Turbo Charging	67W Hyper Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.5/10

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N/A

Pros

Impressive build
Sharp display
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras

Excellent telephoto camera
Reliable all-day battery life
Sharp, vibrant display
Smooth everyday performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Limited software support
Outdoor legibility could be better

Slow charging speeds
Inconsistent screen refresh rate

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(51 ratings)

4.4/5

(83 ratings)

4.6/5

(261,119 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,972,932 AnTuTu Score	2,136,906 AnTuTu Score	N/A
16h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹53,490

@ Amazon

₹69,999

@ Amazon

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

3 Year

N/A

5 Years

Security Updates

5 Year

N/A

5 Years

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

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Apple A16 Bionic

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Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.3 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 829

Mali-G720 MC8

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

2,972,932

2,136,906

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

18.0 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.

5,197

3,457

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Extreme AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

7000 nits

3500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

3200 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

510 ppi

460 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.41 %

89.76 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

96.80 %

N/A

Design

Height

164 mm

157.6 mm

147.6 mm

Width

77 mm

75.2 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.29 mm

8.17 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

221 grams

200 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.723 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size OV50H 2.0µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera13 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

2 MP

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Face detection

120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Audio Zoom

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.4µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

N/A

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7100 mAh

6500 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 58 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W 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.

16h 38m

14h 45m

N/A

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

57m

1h 13m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 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) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 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)
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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 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) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands: