iQOO 9T 5G vs Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G

Comparing the iQOO 9T 5G vs Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 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 9T 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,117, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G scores 3,307, making iQOO 9T 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO 9T 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G offers 6.67 inches, making iQOO 9T 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO 9T 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G's P-OLED, making iQOO 9T 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while iQOO 9T 5G offers 50 MP, making Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 60 MP, while iQOO 9T 5G offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 9T 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 57m, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G delivers 15h 36m, making iQOO 9T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 9T 5G and Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 9T 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: iQOO 9T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G has a rating of 4.2.

iQOO 9T 5G

₹45,799

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Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G

₹69,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

02 Aug, 2022

22 Sep, 2022

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	P-OLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP	60 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4700 mAh	4610 mAh	6500 mAh
120W Flash Charging	125W Turbo Power Charging	45W Super Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Ultimate performance
Good daylight photography
Robust design
120W super fast charging

Stylish design
Clean, user-friendly software
Nice daylight photography
Decent battery life

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Cons

Low light photography can be improved
No IP rating
Ships with bloatware

Can throttle under sustained loads
Low light photography can be improved
Only a single 128GB storage option

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,500 ratings)

4.2/5

(1,691 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

16h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A	1,048,812 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Aug 02, 2022

(Official)

Sep 22, 2022

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

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

1,048,812

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

16.0 s

24.0 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

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %

3.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.8 %

21.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

P-OLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1500 nits

1250 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

395 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.51 %

90.38 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.12 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

164.5 mm

161.7 mm

162.48 mm

Width

77.1 mm

73.5 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

207 grams

198.5 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88S5KGN5 ISOCELL Plus

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide AngleISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.28µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/1.98

12 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1.22µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

16300 x 12300 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

6k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

60 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.6µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4700 mAh

4610 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 20 minutes

Yes 125W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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.

16h 57m

15h 36m

10h 40m

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

17m 38s

24m 38s

1h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

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) / 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)

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)
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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.24 W/kg

Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Head: 1.332 W/kg Body: 0.802 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

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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