Motorola Edge Plus (2023) vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
70
out of 100
VS
77
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Motorola Edge Plus (2023) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on May 2, 2023, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 1 year and 4 months after. 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 Plus (2023)
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 37W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- 23% higher pixel density (486 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 486 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.16 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.59 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | White, Black, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.34/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9224 | 9185 |
| Single-core score | 2017 | 2001 |
| Multi-core score | 5282 | 4932 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 544780 | 622527 |
| GPU | 510688 | 410009 |
| Memory | 299259 | 255927 |
| UX | 424897 | 384332 |
| Total score | 1779624 | 1672795 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [6 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Edge Plus (2023)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-09-26 (breadbrowser) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9224 |
| π 2024-09-26 (breadbrowser) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1914 / 5101 |
| π 2024-02-12 (mello) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2017 / 5282 |
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-27 (feraroof43) | AnTuTu 11 | 1626655 |
| π 2026-08-26 (Ark15) | Battery life | SOT 5:20 / 11:00 |
| π 2026-08-21 (Kazin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1723964 |
| π 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSS | AnTuTu 11 | 1679233 |
| π 2026-03-29 (Actn) | AnTuTu 11 | 1585585 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | My UX | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5060 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 37 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (71% in 20 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:42 hr |
| Watching video | - | 10:46 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | - | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50A | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 113 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93" (β 0.34 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 75 |
| Preview | - | 86 |
| Zoom | - | 155 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 60 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 10000 x 6000 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/k/v/r) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 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 | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2023 | August 2024 |
| Release date | May 2023 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $800 | $1099 |
| Successor | - | - Google Pixel 10 Pro XL |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Edge Plus (2023):
- In the European region, the smartphone comes with a 125-watt power adapter.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is definitely a better buy.
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