Motorola Edge 60 vs Honor X9c

66 out of 100
Motorola Edge 60
VS
62 out of 100
Honor X9c

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Motorola Edge 60 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300) that was released on April 24, 2025, against the Honor X9c, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 60
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (903K versus 760K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor X9c
  • Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 5200 mAh
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Edge 60 and Honor X9c crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
74*
65*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
66*
62*
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
101.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
99.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1224 x 2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.85:9
PPI 446 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 4000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 104% -
PWM 742 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1390 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161 mm (6.34 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 73 mm (2.87 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.63/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 60 +1%
91.4%
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Edge 60 and Honor X9c
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Edge 60 and Honor X9c
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Edge 60 +10%
1024
935
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Edge 60 +8%
2924
2719
Compute Score (GPU)
Edge 60 +948%
2577
246
Compute Score (GPU) 2577 246
Single-core score 1024 935
Multi-core score 2924 2719
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Edge 60 +19%
903795
760332
CPU 317114 284852
GPU 125977 55762
Memory 183217 201468
UX 277487 218250
Total score 903795 760332
Samples [4 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Edge 60 +73%
345
200
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 3 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 345 200
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Edge 60 +23%
15644
12708
Web score 18016 12996
Video editing 7998 7162
Photo editing 32406 24195
Data manipulation 10659 10073
Writing score 19261 15092

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Edge 60
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-20 (Andrew)AnTuTu 11903795
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-13 (Beylon)AnTuTu 11845653
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Wal)AnTuTu 11919187
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-28 (Wal)AnTuTu 11896908
Honor X9c
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (LenslyWhite)AnTuTu 11764283
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Ааа)AnTuTu 11611007
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-19 (trixeee)AnTuTu 11603217
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (Zver)AnTuTu 11773303
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Mohammed)AnTuTu 11743177

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Hello UI MagicOS 9.0
OS size 32 GB -
OS updates 3 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 6600 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (76% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 1:15 hr
Battery cycles 1600 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:47 hr -
Watching video 14:12 hr -
Gaming 05:34 hr -
Standby 121 hr -
General battery life
25:04 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12000 x 9000
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 122Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-700C Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 3456 x 4608
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
84 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2025 November 2024
Release date April 2025 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $350
Successor - Motorola Edge 70 - Honor X9d
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, gaming, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 60. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Honor X9c.

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