OnePlus Nord 3 5G vs Motorola Edge 70

Comparing the OnePlus Nord 3 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 OnePlus Nord 3 5G scores 3,058, making Motorola Edge 70 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 3 5G offers a screen size of 6.74 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 offers 6.7 inches, making OnePlus Nord 3 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 3 5G features a Super Fluid AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 70's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord 3 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 3 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 OnePlus Nord 3 5G offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 3 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 50m, while Motorola Edge 70 delivers 11h 13m, making OnePlus Nord 3 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus Nord 3 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 OnePlus Nord 3 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: Motorola Edge 70 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OnePlus Nord 3 5G has a rating of 4.3.

OnePlus Nord 3 5G

₹19,250

(Out of Stock)

Motorola Edge 70

₹29,499

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

15 Jul, 2023

23 Dec, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 9000	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.74 inches (17.12 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super Fluid AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1240x2772 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
80W Super VOOC Charging	68W Turbo Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

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Pros

Stellar display
Good cameras
Smooth performance
Impressive battery life and charging speeds

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

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

No microSD card slot
Conservative design

Ocassionally choppy videos
Poor speakers

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5

(24,414 ratings)

4.4/5

(4,379 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

13h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A	1,402,932 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Jul 15, 2023

(Official)

Dec 23, 2025

(Expected)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 MT6893

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

3.05 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.85 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G710 MC10

Adreno 722

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

N/A

1,402,932

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

18.0 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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

47.6 %

24.2 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Fluid AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1240x2772 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1450 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

451 ppi

446 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.82 %

91.22 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.5 %

94.6 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

162.6 mm

159.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.1 mm

74.3 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

5.99 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

193.5 grams

159 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

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

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 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

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Smile detection

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Extra HD
Bokeh portrait video

Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 40 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W 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.

13h 50m

11h 13m

15h 10m

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

0h 34m 33s

0h 44m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1900(band 25)

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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77

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 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1900(band 25)

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) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)