realme 9 Pro Plus vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

Comparing the realme 9 Pro Plus vs Motorola Edge 70 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: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,864, while realme 9 Pro Plus scores 2,326, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 6.4 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. realme 9 Pro Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G's Extreme AMOLED, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 9 Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 16 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 9 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 16h 33m, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G delivers 14h 01m, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while realme 9 Pro Plus is rated 8.

User Rating: realme 9 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.2.

realme 9 Pro Plus

₹18,999

(Out of Stock)

Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

₹37,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

81%

91%

80%

Release Date

21 Feb, 2022

29 Apr, 2026

19 Oct, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 920	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Super AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	6500 mAh	5000 mAh
60W Super Dart Charging	90W Turbo Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Amazing display
Excellent cameras
Great battery life

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Bland design
Bloatware

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(32,939 ratings)

4.2/5

(3,134 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

505,838 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score	N/A
16h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2022

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Oct 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Hello UI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 920 MT6877T

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

View Details

Samsung Exynos 1330

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Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4

Mali-G720 MP8

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

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.

505,838

2,194,258

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

17.0 s

N/A

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

4,385

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.7 %

20.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

430 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

800 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

144 Hz

90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi

450 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.21 %

92.08 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %

96.80 %

84.70 %

Design

Height

160.2 mm

162.7 mm

164.4 mm

Width

73.3 mm

75.6 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

6.99 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

182 grams

183 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP68 IP69

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.4 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.8 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Audio Zoom

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Super Dart Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

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 33m

14h 01m

N/A

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

43m 24s

44m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)