Motorola Edge vs OnePlus 8

Comparing the Motorola Edge vs OnePlus 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Motorola Edge runs at 2.4 GHz, making OnePlus 8 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while OnePlus 8 offers 6.55 inches, making Motorola Edge the larger display of the two. OnePlus 8 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge's OLED, making OnePlus 8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Edge offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus 8 offers 48 MP, making Motorola Edge better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while OnePlus 8 offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus 8 delivers 15h 45m, making Motorola Edge the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Motorola Edge and OnePlus 8 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Motorola Edge

₹49,990

(Not Released in India)

OnePlus 8

₹41,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

79%

84%

91%

Release Date

01 Aug, 2021

24 Apr, 2020

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 765G	Snapdragon 865	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
OLED	Fluid AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


25 MP	16 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


4500 mAh	4300 mAh	6500 mAh
18W Turbo Power Charging	30W Warp Charging	90W Turbo Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 3.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Vibrant and punchy 90Hz display
Excellent performance and thermal management
Great battery life
Best-in-class Android experience

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Night photography is iffy
Macro camera is unnecessary and bad
Pricing could have been better

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(19,415 ratings)

4.2/5

(1,744 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	579,239 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
N/A	15h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Apr 24, 2020

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

View Details

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 2.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 475

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

7 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 620

Adreno 650

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB / 12 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.

N/A

579,239

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.0 s

17.0 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

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.7 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED (Curved Display)

Fluid AMOLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

402 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

95.7 %

88.69 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

161.6 mm

160.2 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.1 mm

72.9 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm

8 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

188 grams

180 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

N/A

Yes IP68 IP69

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7525 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

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

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

4300 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 30W Warp Charging 50% in 22 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 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.

N/A

15h 45m

14h 01m

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

N/A

1h 33m 23s

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N28
TDD N38 / N78

5G Bands:

TDD N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / 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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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)

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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