Motorola Edge 70 vs realme 16

Comparing the Motorola Edge 70 vs realme 16 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 realme 16 scores 2,068, making Motorola Edge 70 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while realme 16 offers 6.57 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16's Flexible AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Edge 70 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Edge 70 and realme 16 feature a 50 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 16 delivers longer battery life with 14h 38m, while Motorola Edge 70 delivers 11h 13m, making realme 16 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16 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 realme 16 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: realme 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Motorola Edge 70 has a rating of 4.4.

Motorola Edge 70

₹28,890

@ Amazon

realme 16

₹30,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

88%

80%

Release Date

23 Dec, 2025

06 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.57 inches (16.69 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1080x2372 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	7000 mAh
68W Turbo Charging	60W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.1/10

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Pros

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

Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Slim, lightweight build
Great battery life
Good selfie camera

Cons

Ocassionally choppy videos
Poor speakers

Underwhelming performance
No ultrawide lens, no OIS

User Ratings

4.4/5

(5,714 ratings)

4.5/5

(894 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,402,932 AnTuTu Score	611,679 AnTuTu Score
11h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹28,890

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General

Launch Date

Dec 15, 2025

(Official)

Apr 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

4 Year

Custom UI

Hello UI

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB	8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

1,402,932

611,679

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

30.0 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

382

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.2 %

21.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

Resolution

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1080x2372 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

4200 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1400 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

446 ppi

397 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.22 %

88.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.6 %

93 %

Design

Height

159.9 mm

158.30 mm

Width

74.3 mm

75.1 mm

Thickness

5.99 mm

8.10 mm

Weight

159 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Smile detection

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Charging

Yes 60W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

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.

11h 13m

14h 38m

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

0h 44m 0s

1h 11m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 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) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)