Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs POCO X5
The Motorola Edge 70 Pro scores 8.2 in our rating, and the POCO X5 scores 5.3. The Motorola Edge 70 Pro leads in display, performance, camera, battery and design. 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 5,000 mAh
- Faster wired charging 90 W vs 33 W
- Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.67 inches
- Brighter screen 5,200 nits vs 1,200 nits
- Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
- Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP53
Why choose the POCO X5
- Lighter 189 g vs 190 g
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- microSD card slot
- Charger in the box
- IR blaster
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Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
Overall
8.2
5.3
Display
8.9
7.1
Performance
7.1
3.8
Camera
7.8
4.3
Battery
7.6
4.8
Design
8.2
6.0
Software support
6.3
6.3
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
Size
6.78 inches
6.67 inches
Type
OLED, Extreme AMOLED
OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay
Resolution
1272 × 2772 px
1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density
450 ppi
395 ppi
Refresh rate
144 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh
—
✕ No
Peak brightness
5,200 nits
1,200 nits
HDR
HDR10+
—
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Gorilla Glass 3
Performance
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
Process
4 nm
6 nm
Max CPU clock
3.4 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G720 MC8
Adreno 619
Geekbench 6 single-core
—
890
Geekbench 6 multi-core
—
2,020
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 ProPOCO X5
Main camera
50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56"
48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.76"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✕ No
Ultrawide
50 MP
8 MP
Telephoto
50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
3.5×
—
Rear cameras
3
3
Rear video
4K@60
1080p@30
Front camera
50 MP
13 MP
Front video
—
1080p@30
Battery and charging
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
Capacity
6,500 mAh
5,000 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
—
Wired charging
90 W
33 W
Wireless charging
15 W
—
Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✓ Yes
Design and build
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
Dimensions
162.7 × 75.6 × 7.19 mm
165.88 × 76.21 × 7.98 mm
Thickness
7.19 mm
7.98 mm
Weight
190 g
189 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Plastic
—
Back
Fiberglass
Plastic
Water resistance
IP68 + IP69
IP53
Fingerprint
Under-display optical
Side-mounted
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
PANTONE Zinfandel, PANTONE Chicory Coffee, PANTONE Titan, PANTONE Lily White
Black, Blue, Green
Connectivity and features
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.4
5.1
USB
USB-C 2.0
—
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✓ Yes
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✕ No
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
✕ No
✓ Yes
Software
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
OS at launch
Android 16
Android 12
Interface
Hello UI
MIUI 13 for POCO
OS updates
3 years
—
Security updates
5 years
4 years
Launch and price
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProPOCO X5
Announced
Apr 22, 2026
Feb 6, 2023
Released
Apr 29, 2026
Feb 6, 2023
Status
Released
Released
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