Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021) vs Motorola Edge+ (2023)

Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Motorola Edge+ (2023)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
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, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G network

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

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

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

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Nano SIM, eSIM
Height

169 mm

161.2 mm
Width

75.6 mm

74 mm
Thickness

9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

200 g

203 g
Waterproof

IP54

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP54

IP68
Colors

Blue

Black

Display
Display type

LCD

OLED
Physical size

6.8 inches

6.67 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

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

Scratch resistant, quad-curved glass screen, 3D Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, oleophobic coating
Display features

144Hz, HDR10

165Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1300 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 670

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.55" , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚ , 1.12 µm

(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/1.6 , 1.22 µm, 1/2.93" , 2.5x optical zoom
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm
Primary camera video

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

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS
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 shooting, digital 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, omni-directional phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.3 , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 60 MP, f/2.2 , 0.61 µm, 1/2.8"
Selfie camera features

HDR

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

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

1080p@30fps

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, 7
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.4
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes