Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro
Verdict
Apple iPhone 17 Pro and Motorola Edge 70 Pro tie on the OH Rank at a score of 75. Apple iPhone 17 Pro wins on Performance and Main Camera; Motorola Edge 70 Pro wins on Battery and Screen. Motorola Edge 70 Pro is 3.7mm wider than Apple iPhone 17 Pro. Motorola Edge 70 Pro is the more recent release, from Apr 29, 2026.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
75
75
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
71.9mm (2.83in) · Sep 19, 2025 · Rank #39
13+10+11+12+14+5+5+0+5+0 = 75
FLY* BEST Video* TOP Compact
EDITORIAL: A major redesign means bigger and heavier (in every way) 17 Pro with a new camera "plateau". The processor is improved and the first iPhone cooling chamber was added. It comes with a minimum of 256GB of storage, less bright but less reflective screen, new periscope telephoto and a new selfie camera. It has the same starting price as 16 Pro but arrived with no mention of any AI additions. Same old battery tech and 30hr endurance means you may still have to carry a charging brick.
PROs
compact size, attractive new colors (but no black), fast A19 Pro performance with fast NVMe memory, barely 30hr endurance from a 3900mAh battery with a sub-80min 30W wired charging (25W wireless), 460ppi LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED with Dolby Vision and new anti reflective coating, excellent triple (24mm, 100mm & 13mm) 48MP PDAF camera setup (main + periscope with OIS) with ProRes, excellent "Center Stage" 18MP selfie with OIS PDAF and ProRes too, best video recording in industry, stable OS with up to 6 years of updates, USB-C 3.2 with Video-out tech
CONs
sub-1050nits bright screen, 24MP default pic size eats up twice the space and forces use of iCloud (reenforcing dependency on Apple), no expandable memory, no desktop replacement feature, silence on AI improvements, overall lack of innovation Apple used to be known for
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
75.6mm (2.98in) · Apr 29, 2026 · Rank #34
9+11+13+15+12+4+3+0+3+5 = 75
* TOP Desktop Replacement* TOP Software* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP MidrangerMidrange
EDITORIAL: This is a meaningful update of a very good Edge 60 Pro. 70 Pro became wider but brings better performance, bigger battery and better endurance and a more powerful imaging setup that includes a proper 50MP periscope telephoto. Combined with excellent stock-Android like OS and tons of unique and useful features, 70 Pro is a lovely package, if you can get it in your market.
PROs
excellent non-slippery build, very good (SD 8 Gen 3-like) Dimensity 8500 Extreme performance with UFS 4.1, 36hr endurance from a 6500mAh Si-C battery with fast sub-60min 90W (15W wireless) charging, >1900nits 450ppi 144Hz AMOLED screen with HDR10+, IP69 + Military drop protection, some excellent imaging from a 50MP 24mm OIS main + new 50MP 81mm OIS periscope telephoto + 50MP 12mm ultrawide (all with PDAF), very good 50MP AF selfie, excellent stock-like version of Android with tons of useful features Motorola is known for, excellent desktop replacement functionality
CONs
grew 2.5mm in width (harder to handle one-hand), limited screen refresh frequency range prevents it from outstanding endurance, very good daytime video score is set back by poor nighttime performance, no expandable memory, short OS update policy (3 years), slow USB-C 2.0 port, annoyingly some features are "market dependant" - check before you buy
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