Motorola Edge 70 vs Apple iPhone Air

The Motorola Edge 70 and the Apple iPhone Air share the same PhoneRanked score of 7.3. The Motorola Edge 70 leads in camera, battery and design, while the Apple iPhone Air is ahead in performance and software support. The Motorola Edge 70 is the newer phone, announced in October 2025.

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Motorola Motorola Edge 70

7.3 Price TBA

Apple Apple iPhone Air

7.3 From $999

Key differences

Why choose the Motorola Edge 70

Bigger battery 4,800 mAh vs 3,149 mAh
Silicon-carbon battery
Faster wired charging 68 W vs 20 W
Bigger screen 6.67 inches vs 6.5 inches
Brighter screen 4,500 nits vs 3,000 nits
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP68

Why choose the Apple iPhone Air

Faster wireless charging 20 W vs 15 W
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB vs 256 GB / 512 GB
Thinner 5.64 mm vs 5.99 mm
Higher screen resolution 1260 × 2736 px vs 1220 × 2712 px
Sharper display 460 ppi vs 446 ppi
Adaptive (LTPO) refresh rate

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

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 70Apple iPhone Air

Overall 7.3 7.3

Display 8.4 8.5

Performance 5.8 8.8

Camera 6.4 5.9

Battery 6.0 4.4

Design 9.2 8.7

Software support 6.9 7.4

Value for money 6.0 est. 3.9

Display

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

Size 6.67 inches 6.5 inches

Type OLED, pOLED OLED, Super Retina XDR

Resolution 1220 × 2712 px 1260 × 2736 px

Pixel density 446 ppi 460 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✓ Yes

Peak brightness 4,500 nits 3,000 nits

HDR HDR10+ HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Gorilla Glass 7i Ceramic Shield 2

Performance

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Apple A19 Pro

Process 4 nm —

Max CPU clock 2.8 GHz —

GPU Adreno 722 Apple 5-core GPU

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage type — NVMe

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 48 MP, f/1.6

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP —

Rear cameras 2 1

Rear video — 4K@60

Front camera 50 MP 18 MP

Front video 4K@30 4K@60

Battery and charging

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

Capacity 4,800 mAh 3,149 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Li-Ion

Wired charging 68 W 20 W

Wireless charging 15 W 20 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

Dimensions 159 × 74 × 5.99 mm 156.2 × 74.7 × 5.64 mm

Thickness 5.99 mm 5.64 mm

Weight 159 g 165 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Titanium

Back — Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP68

Fingerprint — None

3D face unlock ✕ No ✓ Yes

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM eSIM only

Colors PANTONE Gadget Grey, PANTONE Bronze Green, PANTONE Lily Pad, PANTONE Cloud Dancer Sky Blue, Light Gold, Cloud White, Space Black

Connectivity and features

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 7

Bluetooth 5.4 6.0

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✓ Yes

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

OS at launch Android 16 iOS 26

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 5 years 5 years

Launch and price

Spec Motorola Edge 70Apple iPhone Air

Announced Oct 2025 Sep 9, 2025

Released Oct 31, 2025 Sep 19, 2025

Status Released Released

US launch price — $999

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