Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 14 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2024-08-08 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 50 has a general score of 81.2, which is better than Xperia Z3+'s global score of 73.7. Both phones we compare here include Android OS, but Motorola Edge 50 has a more recent 14 version while Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version, so it provides a couple nice extra features and performance improvements. Motorola Edge 50's design is way newer, but thicker and much heavier than the Xperia Z3+.
Xperia Z3+ has an extremely better processor than Motorola Edge 50, although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM. Motorola Edge 50 features a little bit better looking screen than Xperia Z3+, because it has a bit more pixels per inch of screen, a better 1220 x 2712 resolution and a larger display.
The Motorola Edge 50 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z3+, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Edge 50 also has a larger aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments, a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a lot larger sensor taking way better quality pictures.
The Motorola Edge 50 has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia Z3+, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Motorola Edge 50 counts with a much better battery life than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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