Apple iPhone 12 vs Motorola Edge 70

Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 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 4,174, while Apple iPhone 12 scores 3,953, making Motorola Edge 70 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 6.1 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 12 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Motorola Edge 70's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 12 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 70 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 2815 mAh, making Motorola Edge 70 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Motorola Edge 70 offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 12 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Edge 70 has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 12

₹49,900

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₹33,999

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

87%

Release Date

18 Oct, 2020

23 Dec, 2025

Performance


Apple A14 Bionic	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


2815 mAh	5000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	68W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	256 GB
NVMe	uMCP

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Excellent OLED display
Blazing-fast performance
Good cameras

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

Cons

Lacks a high refresh rate screen
High price tag in India
Smaller battery compared to iPhone 11

Ocassionally choppy videos
Poor speakers

User Ratings

4.6/5

(228,086 ratings)

4.4/5

(13,280 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

621,879 AnTuTu Score	1,402,932 AnTuTu Score
N/A	11h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020

(Official)

Dec 15, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v14

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Years

Security Updates

N/A

4 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm

Octa core

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

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 722

RAM

4 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A	Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

621,879

1,402,932

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %

24.2 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi

444 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %

91.22 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.6 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm

159.9 mm

Width

71.5 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

5.99 mm

Weight

162 grams

159 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length

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

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Action Mode
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

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

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2815 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 40 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes	Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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

11h 13m

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

N/A

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

uMCP

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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