Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs Fairphone 5
The Motorola Edge 70 Pro scores 8.2 in our rating, and the Fairphone 5 scores 6.1. The Motorola Edge 70 Pro leads in display, performance, camera, battery and design, while the Fairphone 5 is ahead in software support. The Motorola Edge 70 Pro is the newer phone, announced Apr 22, 2026.
Key differences
Why choose the Motorola Edge 70 Pro
- Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 4,200 mAh
- Silicon-carbon battery
- Faster wired charging 90 W vs 30 W
- Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.46 inches
- Brighter screen 5,200 nits vs 880 nits
- Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 90 Hz
Why choose the Fairphone 5
- Longer OS update support 5 years vs 3 years
- Sharper display 459 ppi vs 450 ppi
- microSD card slot
- Faster USB port USB-C 3.x vs USB-C 2.0
- Longer security updates 8 years vs 5 years
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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 70 ProFairphone 5
Overall
8.2
6.1
Display
8.9
6.5
Performance
7.1
4.7
Camera
7.8
6.6
Battery
7.6
4.0
Design
8.2
6.9
Software support
6.3
8.8
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProFairphone 5
Size
6.78 inches
6.46 inches
Type
OLED, Extreme AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1272 × 2772 px
1224 × 2700 px
Pixel density
450 ppi
459 ppi
Refresh rate
144 Hz
90 Hz
Adaptive refresh
—
✕ No
Peak brightness
5,200 nits
880 nits
HDR
HDR10+
—
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Gorilla Glass 5
Performance
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProFairphone 5
Process
4 nm
6 nm
Max CPU clock
3.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G720 MC8
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 4.1
UFS 2.2
microSD slot
✕ No
✓ Yes
Cameras
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProFairphone 5
Main camera
50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56"
50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.49"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Ultrawide
50 MP
50 MP
Telephoto
50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
3.5×
—
Rear cameras
3
2
Rear video
4K@60
4K@30
Front camera
50 MP
50 MP
Front video
—
4K@30
Battery and charging
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProFairphone 5
Capacity
6,500 mAh
4,200 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
Li-Ion
Wired charging
90 W
30 W
Wireless charging
15 W
—
Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✕ No
Design and build
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProFairphone 5
Dimensions
162.7 × 75.6 × 7.19 mm
161.6 × 75.83 × 9.6 mm
Thickness
7.19 mm
9.6 mm
Weight
190 g
212 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Plastic
Aluminum
Back
Fiberglass
Plastic
Water resistance
IP68 + IP69
IP55
Fingerprint
Under-display optical
Side-mounted
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Colors
PANTONE Zinfandel, PANTONE Chicory Coffee, PANTONE Titan, PANTONE Lily White
Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent Edition, Moss Green
Connectivity and features
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProFairphone 5
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
5.4
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 70 ProFairphone 5
OS at launch
Android 16
Android 13
Interface
Hello UI
—
OS updates
3 years
5 years
Security updates
5 years
8 years
Launch and price
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProFairphone 5
Announced
Apr 22, 2026
Aug 30, 2023
Released
Apr 29, 2026
Sep 14, 2023
Status
Released
Discontinued
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