Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G vs POCO X8 Power 5G

Comparing the Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G vs POCO X8 Power 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.4 GHz, while POCO X8 Power 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers 6.8 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G features a Extreme AMOLED display compared to POCO X8 Power 5G's AMOLED, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G and POCO X8 Power 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 POCO X8 Power 5G offers 32 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Power 5G delivers longer battery life with 20h 45m, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G delivers 14h 01m, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while POCO X8 Power 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G and POCO X8 Power 5G equally at 8.2.

Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G

₹36,999

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POCO X8 Power 5G

₹35,999

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Summary

Release Date

04 2026

09 2026

10 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB / 12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Extreme AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera


50 MP AF	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	10000 mAh	8000 mAh
90W Turbo Charging	100W Hyper Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.2/10

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N/A

Pros

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

Around 2 days of battery
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Excellent build quality
Reliable performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

Lots of pre-installed apps
Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Slightly bulky

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

April 22, 2026

(Official)

September 4, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Hello UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

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

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

Octa core

2.5 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)

Mali-G720 MP8

Adreno

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

2,194,258

984,877

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

26.0 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.

4,385

1,217

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Extreme AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5200 nits

3500 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.6:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.08 %

89.32 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

96.80 %

89.5 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

162.7 mm

163.44 mm

162.56 mm

Width

75.6 mm

78.27 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

6.99 mm

8.65 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

183 grams

229 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

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

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

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Beautify

Camera Features

50 x Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

10000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W 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 01m

20h 45m

18h 49m

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

44m

1h 19m 35s

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

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 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 3500(band 48) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

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 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)