Motorola Edge 50 vs CMF Phone 1

The Motorola Edge 50 scores 6.8 in our rating, and the CMF Phone 1 scores 5.5. The Motorola Edge 50 leads in camera, battery, design and 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
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CMF CMF Phone 1
5.5 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Edge 50

  • Faster wired charging 68 W vs 33 W
  • Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.67 inches
  • Better water resistance IP68 vs IP52
  • Newer model Aug 1, 2024 vs Jul 8, 2024
  • More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
  • More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

  • Brighter screen 2,000 nits vs 1,600 nits
  • microSD card slot

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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 50CMF Phone 1
Overall 6.8 5.5
Display 7.5 7.5
Performance 4.8 4.7
Camera 7.4 4.8
Battery 6.0 4.8
Design 8.6 5.7
Software support 5.0 4.3
Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
Size 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Type OLED, pOLED Endless Edge display OLED, Super AMOLED
Resolution 1220 × 2712 px 1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No
Peak brightness 1,600 nits 2,000 nits
HDR HDR10+ —
Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Dragontrail Pro

Performance

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
Process 4 nm 4 nm
Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
GPU Adreno 644 Mali-G615 MC2
RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB
Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 —
microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95"
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No
Ultrawide 13 MP —
Telephoto 10 MP, 3× optical —
Optical zoom 3× —
Rear cameras 3 2
Rear video 4K@30 4K@30
Front camera 32 MP 16 MP
Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh
Wired charging 68 W 33 W
Wireless charging 15 W —
Reverse wireless — ✕ No
Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
Dimensions 160.8 × 72.4 × 7.79 mm 164 × 77 × 8 mm
Thickness 7.79 mm 8 mm
Weight 180 g 197 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame Aluminum —
Back Vegan leather Plastic
Water resistance IP68 IP52
Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical
3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM
Colors Jungle Green, Peach Fuzz, Koala Grey Black, Blue, Orange, Light Green

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
USB USB-C 2.0 —
NFC ✓ Yes ✕ No
3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No
Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No
Satellite ✕ No ✕ No
IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
OS at launch Android 14 Android 14
Interface — Nothing OS 2.6
OS updates — 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Edge 50CMF Phone 1
Announced Aug 1, 2024 Jul 8, 2024
Released — Jul 12, 2024
Status Released Released

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