iQOO 12 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G

Comparing the iQOO 12 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G 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: iQOO 12 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,799, while Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G scores 3,119, making iQOO 12 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO 12 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G offers 6.7 inches, making iQOO 12 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO 12 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G's P-OLED, making iQOO 12 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 12 5G and Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while iQOO 12 5G offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 12 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 14m, while Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G delivers 12h 30m, making iQOO 12 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 12 5G and Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both iQOO 12 5G and Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G equally at 8.5.

User Rating: iQOO 12 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.3.

iQOO 12 5G

₹48,899

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Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G

₹29,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

91%

86%

Release Date

13 Dec, 2023

09 Apr, 2024

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.63 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED	P-OLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	4500 mAh
120W Flash Charging	125W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.5/10

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Pros

Impressive build, IP64 rated
Gorgeous screen
Good cameras
Incredibly fast performance & charging speeds

Eye-catching design, IP68 rating
Lovely screen
Impressive cameras
Rapid charging speeds

Cons

No wireless charging
Bloatware

Performance not best in class
Underwhelming front camera

User Ratings

4.6/5

(4,116 ratings)

4.3/5

(33,317 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,073,660 AnTuTu Score	827,231 AnTuTu Score
14h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 13, 2023

(Official)

Apr 09, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.63 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 720

RAM

12 GB / 16 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.

2,073,660

827,231

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

48.0 %

21.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

P-OLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

444 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.61 %

92.85 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.43 %

90.75 %

Design

Height

163.22 mm

161.23 mm

Width

75.88 mm

72.4 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

203.7 grams

186 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Silicone Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size OV50H 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.4 Wide Angle1/1.3" sensor size 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera1.12µm pixel size

64 MP
f/2.57 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

10 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 0.64µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Quad Pixel Autofocus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 10 minutes

Yes 125W Turbo Power Charging 100% in 18 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 50W TurboPower

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 10W Wireless 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.

14h 14m

12h 30m

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

0h 24m 19s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands: