Motorola Edge 30 Fusion vs Google Pixel 6a

Motorola Edge 30 Fusion Google Pixel 6a

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch Motorola Edge 30 Fusion (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus) that was released on September 8 2022 against the Google Pixel 6a which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 4 months before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 30 Fusion

Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
Has a 0.45 inch larger screen size
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (853K versus 765K)
Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (950 against 882 nits)
Has 2 SIM card slots
Thinner bezels – 7.8% more screen real estate
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a

Shows 21% longer battery life (32:23 vs 26:42 hours)
Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Edge 30 Fusion 91 Pixel 6a 80 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Edge 30 Fusion 84 Pixel 6a 74 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Edge 30 Fusion 71 Pixel 6a 78 Camera Photo and video recording quality Edge 30 Fusion 77 Pixel 6a 69 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Edge 30 Fusion 89 Pixel 6a 85 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Edge 30 Fusion 82 Pixel 6a 76

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Edge 30 Fusion vs Pixel 6a

Display

Type	POLED	OLED
Size	6.55 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	402 ppi	429 ppi
Refresh rate	144 Hz	60 Hz
Max rated brightness	600 nits	500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1100 nits	800 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio	90.8%	83%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Display tests
RGB color space	97.2%	96.9%
PWM	753 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	1 ms	3 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) Edge 30 Fusion +8% 950 nits Pixel 6a 882 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]

Design and build

Height	158.48 mm (6.24 inches)	152.2 mm (5.99 inches)
Width	71.99 mm (2.83 inches)	71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness	7.45 mm (0.29 inches)	8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight	175 gramm (6.17 oz)	178 gramm (6.28 oz)
Waterproof	IP52	IP67
Rear material	Glass	Plastic
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White Gray Blue	White Black Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	Yes in-display

Screen-to-body ratio Edge 30 Fusion +9% 90.8% Pixel 6a 83%

Performance

Tests of Motorola Edge 30 Fusion and Google Pixel 6a in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus	Google Tensor
Max. clock	2990 MHz	2800 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.995 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Lithography process	5 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Mali-G78 MP20
GPU clock	840 MHz	848 MHz
FLOPS	-	~2171 GFLOPS

Memory
RAM size	8 12 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Channels	4	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 512 GB	128 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	No

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Edge 30 Fusion +3% 1079 Pixel 6a 1049 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Edge 30 Fusion +21% 3490 Pixel 6a 2891 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Edge 30 Fusion +11% 853089 Pixel 6a 765111

CPU	213478	205089
GPU	330583	300481
Memory	138125	112230
UX	169421	143131
Total score	853089	765111

3DMark Wild Life Performance Edge 30 Fusion n/a Pixel 6a 6058

Stability	-	55%
Graphics test	-	36 FPS
Graphics score	-	6058
PCMark 3.0 score	-	9691

AnTuTu 9 Android Results (52nd and 104th place) Sources: 3DMark [3] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 12	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	-	Stock Android
OS size	17 GB	18 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4400 mAh	4410 mAh
Charge power	68 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes (82% in 30 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:52 hr	1:51 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:13 hr	11:03 hr
Watching video	11:35 hr	16:44 hr
Gaming	04:54 hr	06:15 hr
Standby	88 hr	91 hr

General battery life Edge 30 Fusion 26:42 hr Pixel 6a +21% 32:23 hr Phones With Long Battery Life

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	12.2 megapixels
Image resolution	8192 x 6144	-
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	114°
Lenses	3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP)	2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.55" Omnivision OV50A - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12.2 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	-	Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	8 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	3840 x 2160
Aperture	f/2.5	f/2.0
Focal length	-	24 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	1.12 microns
Sensor type	-	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.8"	1/2.8"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Edge 30 Fusion n/a Pixel 6a 140 Video quality Edge 30 Fusion n/a Pixel 6a 111 Generic camera score Edge 30 Fusion n/a Pixel 6a 130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE	LE A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support*	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	20	20
5G support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Speakers test Max. loudness Edge 30 Fusion +2% 88.9 dB Pixel 6a 87.4 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	September 2022	May 2022
Release date	September 2022	June 2022
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display performance camera and design are more important to you then choose the Motorola Edge 30 Fusion. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 6a.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Motorola Edge 30 Fusion 2 (33.3%) Google Pixel 6a 4 (66.7%) Vote Total votes: 6

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