Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021) vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900;CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G network

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - Verizon, USA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), eco leather back, aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

169 mm

163.2 mm
Width

75.6 mm

75 mm
Thickness

9 mm

9.1 mm
Weight

200 g

225 g
Waterproof

IP54

-
Dust proof

IP54

-
Colors

Blue

Black, Green

Display
Display type

LCD

LTPO2 AMOLED
Physical size

6.8 inches

6.73 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

522 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

144Hz, HDR10

120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 670

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

6 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 1.0" , 1.6 µm, 23 mm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚ , 1.12 µm

(periscope telephoto) , 48 MP, f/4.1 , 0.8 µm, 120 mm, 1/2.0"
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(ultrawide) , 48 MP, f/2.2 , 128˚ , 13 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@3840fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K, 1080p)
Primary camera optics

-

Leica lens
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, HDR10 video recording

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.3 , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 0.7 µm, 80˚ , 25 mm, 1/3"
Selfie camera features

HDR

Face unlock, HDR, panorama
Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps

1080p@30/60fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity sensing