Motorola Edge 50 vs Fairphone 5

The Motorola Edge 50 scores 6.8 in our rating, and the Fairphone 5 scores 6.1. The Motorola Edge 50 leads in display, camera, battery and design, while the Fairphone 5 is ahead in software support. The Motorola Edge 50 is the newer phone, announced Aug 1, 2024.

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Motorola Motorola Edge 50

6.8 Price TBA

Top score

Fairphone Fairphone 5

6.1 Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Edge 50

Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,200 mAh
Faster wired charging 68 W vs 30 W
Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.46 inches
Brighter screen 1,600 nits vs 880 nits
Higher refresh rate 120 Hz vs 90 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP55

Why choose the Fairphone 5

Sharper display 459 ppi vs 446 ppi
microSD card slot
Faster USB port USB-C 3.x vs USB-C 2.0
Longer security updates 8 years vs 3 years

PhoneRanked scores

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

Overall 6.8 6.1

Display 7.5 6.5

Performance 4.8 4.7

Camera 7.4 6.6

Battery 6.0 4.0

Design 8.6 6.9

Software support 5.0 8.8

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

Size 6.7 inches 6.46 inches

Type OLED, pOLED Endless Edge display OLED

Resolution 1220 × 2712 px 1224 × 2700 px

Pixel density 446 ppi 459 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,600 nits 880 nits

HDR HDR10+ —

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm QCM6490

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.7 GHz

GPU Adreno 644 Adreno 643

Geekbench 6 single-core — 1,120

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 2,950

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.49"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 13 MP 50 MP

Telephoto 10 MP, 3× optical —

Optical zoom 3× —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 50 MP

Front video 4K@30 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

Capacity 5,000 mAh 4,200 mAh

Battery type — Li-Ion

Wired charging 68 W 30 W

Wireless charging 15 W —

Reverse wireless — ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

Dimensions 160.8 × 72.4 × 7.79 mm 161.6 × 75.83 × 9.6 mm

Thickness 7.79 mm 9.6 mm

Weight 180 g 212 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Aluminum

Back Vegan leather Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP55

Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Jungle Green, Peach Fuzz, Koala Grey Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition, Moss Green

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 6E

Bluetooth 5.2 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

OS at launch Android 14 Android 13

OS updates — 5 years

Security updates 3 years 8 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Edge 50Fairphone 5

Announced Aug 1, 2024 Aug 30, 2023

Released — Sep 14, 2023

Status Released Discontinued

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