Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2021-06-17 | 2024-06-20 |
| 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and Forged Green | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 710 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge (2024) is slightly better than Motorola Defy (2021), getting a 78.5 score against 77.2. Motorola Edge (2024)'s construction is noticeably newer, much thinner and incredibly lighter than the Motorola Defy (2021). Both phones we compare here use Android OS, but Motorola Edge (2024) has the newer 14 version while Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11, providing some nice extra features and some performance improvements.
The Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a way better looking display than Motorola Defy (2021), because it has a better number of pixels per inch of display, a quite larger display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Motorola Defy (2021) features a very superior processing power than Motorola Edge (2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Defy (2021) shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Motorola Edge (2024), because although it has a way worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a smaller back camera sensor which provides a worse photo and video quality and a camera with less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
The Motorola Edge (2024) features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Motorola Edge (2024)'s battery duration is very similar to the Motorola Defy (2021) one.
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