The Motorola Edge 70 price has been dropping for a while, but this week it reached the 50% off mark – the 12/512GB unit sells for €400. The phone is aimed at fans of slim and light devices as it measures only 6mm thick and weighs 159g. This is with a large 6.7” display (120Hz 10-bit OLED with 1220p+ resolution).
It’s a tough device with an IP68/IP69 rating and MIL-STD-810H compliance, though battery life does suffer – the 4,800mAh capacity was enough for a 13:36h Active Use Score in our tests. Yes, it could have been better, but this result compares favorably with some of the other phones below. Plus, charging is quite fast – with a 68W adapter, the phone gets to 85% in 30 minutes and it needs 41 minutes for a 100% charge. There’s also wireless charging support at 15W.
The Edge 70 is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. It is equipped with a 50MP main camera (1/1.56”, OIS) and a 50MP ultra-wide (120°), but there is no telephoto module. The selfie camera also features a 50MP sensor.
The older Motorola Edge 60 is €80 cheaper for the same configuration with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. This one is a bit smaller with a 6.67” screen, but it is thicker (7.9mm) and heavier (179g). It has a 5,200mAh battery that didn’t last any longer (13:32h) and while it does have the same 68W wired charging, it misses wireless charging.
The phone runs on a Dimensity 7300 chipset. In comparison, the Snapdragon inside the Edge 70 offers notable improvements in multi-core CPU tests and 3D graphics. It also has faster UFS 3.1 storage vs. UFS 2.2 for the Edge 60, though the older model does have the flexibility offered by its microSD slot, which was removed on the new model. And it has an actual telephoto camera, even if it’s just a 10MP 3x/73mm module.
To continue the theme of old vs. new, here’s the vivo V70. It’s a great mid-ranger, but there are no offers on it at the moment.
So, we shift our focus to the vivo V50 from a year ago. It has a larger OLED display (6.77” vs. 6.59”, both 10-bit 120Hz panels), though it’s not as sharp (1080p+ vs. 1260p+). The battery is smaller at 6,000mAh capacity (vs. 6,500mAh), so it achieved a lower Active Use Score – 15:20h vs. 16:52h.
Performance is on the side of the V70 too with a newer chipset (Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs. 7 Gen 3) and faster storage (UFS 4.1 vs. UFS 2.2). Both phones have 50MP main cameras and selfie cameras. While the V70 offers a 50MP 3x/73mm telephoto module, the V50 has a 50MP ultra-wide (V70’s ultra-wide has only an 8MP sensor). The new chipset also enables 4K 60fps video recording, while last year’s model tops out at 4K 30fps.
The vivo X300 Pro offers a serious camera upgrade over the V-series, but it comes at double the price. The Pro features a 50MP 1/1.28” main, a 200MP 3.7x/85mm periscope and a 50MP ultra-wide, plus a 50MP selfie that lives on the 6.78” LTPO 120Hz 10-bit OLED display.
The X300 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 9500 chipset and a smallish 5,440mAh battery with 90W wired and 40W wireless charging. The reduced battery for Europe resulted in an average Active Use Score of 12:45h.
There’s also the smaller vivo X300 with a 6.3” LTPO 120Hz 10-bit OLED display. The Euro version has a smaller battery than the global one, though with 5,360mAh capacity and a smaller screen to feed, the X300 outlasted the Pro with an Active Use Score of 17:31h.
The X300 features the same Dimensity 9500 chipset as the Pro, but it has a different camera setup – a 200MP 1/1.4” main, a 50MP 3x/70mm periscope and a 50MP ultra-wide, plus a 50MP selfie module. The vivo X300 FE is available too, however, it currently costs more than the regular X300, which makes it a tough sell despite some advantages (e.g. the 6,500mAh battery).
The Google Pixel 10 Pro has a 6.3” LTPO 120Hz display too and a capable camera setup – 50MP 1/1.31” main, 48MP 5x/113mm periscope and a 48MP ultra-wide, plus a 42MP ultra-wide selfie (17mm vs. 20mm on the vivo X300). However, it is let down by its Tensor G5 chipset, which is no match for the top Dimensity and Snapdragon chips out there. The 4,870mAh battery is only good for an okay Active Use Score of 12:06 and charging is slow – 30W wired and 15W wireless. Unlike vivo, Samsung and most other brands, the Pixel 10 phones do have built-in magnets, though.
If you are looking for small phones, there’s also the Motorola Edge 60 Neo. With a 6.36” display, it’s a tad larger than the Pixel. This is a mid-ranger (as you can tell by its price) and it is powered by the Dimensity 7400. The triple camera setup is rare in this price range – 50MP main, 10MP 3x/73mm telephoto and 13MP ultra-wide. The 5,000mAh battery supports fast 68W wired charging and 15W wireless.
The Poco M8 and M8 Pro are roughly the same size with 6.77” and 6.83” displays. The Pro has the bigger battery though, 6,500mAh vs. 5,520mAh, which gave it the bigger Active Use Score of 16:11h vs. 13:54h. It also features faster 100W charging vs. 45W.
The Poco M8 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset, while the regular M8 uses the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. The vanilla model has expandable storage as a potential upside, depending on your use case. The Pro camera is nothing special with a 50MP 1/1.55” main and an 8MP ultra-wide, but the vanilla M8 camera is downright basic with a tiny 50MP 1/2.88” main and no ultra-wide at all.
We posted about it earlier this week, but here’s a reminder – the Sony Xperia 1 VIII is available for pre-order and you get a free pair of the excellent Sony WH-1000XM6 over-ear headphones. Or maybe that’s the prize for your patience – the phone won’t actually be available until June 19. Check out our written and video reviews for a closer look at what Sony has done with the Mark 8.
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