Motorola Edge 60 vs 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
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
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 |
| RGB color space | 104% | - |
| PWM | 742 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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
Performance
| 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 |
| 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
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2577 | 246 |
| Single-core score | 1024 | 935 |
| Multi-core score | 2924 | 2719 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 345 | 200 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18016 | 12996 |
| Video editing | 7998 | 7162 |
| Photo editing | 32406 | 24195 |
| Data manipulation | 10659 | 10073 |
| Writing score | 19261 | 15092 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge 60
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-20 (Andrew) | AnTuTu 11 | 903795 |
| π 2026-02-13 (Beylon) | AnTuTu 11 | 845653 |
| π 2026-01-10 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 919187 |
| π 2025-10-28 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 896908 |
Honor X9c
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-28 (LenslyWhite) | AnTuTu 11 | 764283 |
| π 2026-03-14 (ΠΠ°Π°) | AnTuTu 11 | 611007 |
| π 2026-02-19 (trixeee) | AnTuTu 11 | 603217 |
| π 2026-02-11 (Zver) | AnTuTu 11 | 773303 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mohammed) | AnTuTu 11 | 743177 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | - |
| Web browsing | 10:47 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:12 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 121 hr | - |
General battery life
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 |
| 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 0.64 inch) | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 73 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| 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 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 |
| 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
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 β go for the Honor X9c.
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