iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB vs Motorola Edge 50

Comparing the iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB vs Motorola Edge 50 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 Z9s Pro 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,074, while Motorola Edge 50 scores 3,048, making iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Motorola Edge 50 offers 6.7 inches, making iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB the larger display of the two. iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB features a AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 50's P-OLED, making iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB and Motorola Edge 50 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 50 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 50 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB delivers longer battery life with 14h 22m, while Motorola Edge 50 delivers 10h 59m, making iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB and Motorola Edge 50 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Motorola Edge 50 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Edge 50 has a rating of 4.3.

iQOO Z9s Pro 256GB

₹27,490

(Out of Stock)

Motorola Edge 50

₹32,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

23 Aug, 2024

08 Aug, 2024

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.63 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	P-OLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1220x2712 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
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	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


5500 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Flash Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Study build, excellent display
Impressive performance
Good daylight cameras
Excellent battery life

Premium & durable design
Excellent display
Telephoto camera setup

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

Cons

Selfie camera needs improvement
UI could have been cleaner

Battery life could have been better
Only 2 major OS updates

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,821 ratings)

4.3/5

(39,523 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,016 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

803,223 AnTuTu Score	714,295 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
14h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 59m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 23, 2024

(Official)

Aug 08, 2024

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A710 2.36 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

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)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 720

Adreno 644

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Hybrid Cooling System

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

803,223

714,295

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

22.0 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.

1,463

N/A

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.6 %

30.6 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

P-OLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1220x2712 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

1600 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

444 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.12 %

93.09 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

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)

93.13 %

93.35 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

160.8 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75 mm

72.4 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.49 mm

7.79 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

185 grams

180 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C 1µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

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

N/A

10 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

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

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.14" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5500 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging 50% in 21 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W 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.

14h 22m

10h 59m

14h 01m

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

39m

40m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

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

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

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 / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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) / 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) / 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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

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 / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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) / 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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.950 W/kg Body: 0.830 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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 v5.4

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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