Motorola Edge 70 Max vs (Oppo) OnePlus 16
Verdict
Motorola Edge 70 Max and (Oppo) OnePlus 16 tie on the OH Rank at a score of 79. Motorola Edge 70 Max wins on Battery and Screen; (Oppo) OnePlus 16 wins on Performance and Main Camera. Motorola Edge 70 Max is 0.3mm wider than (Oppo) OnePlus 16. (Oppo) OnePlus 16 is the more recent release, from Oct 31, 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
79
79
Motorola Edge 70 Max
77mm (3.03in) · Jul 20, 2026 · Rank #20
11+14+15+15+9+4+3+0+3+5 = 79
* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Screen* TOP Protection* TOP Desktop Replacement
EDITORIAL: Motorola keeps things interesting with never ending variations of its Edge phones. The Edge 60 gen featured 6 variants (s, Neo, Pro, Fusion, vanilla and Stylus). Here the first ever "Max" model, unlike anything we've ever seen. It is a big phone with good performance and battery life and photo performance that's "reliable" at best. Motorola sets itself apart by frequently adding military standard drop protection to its phones, as is the case here. The screen is top-tier and along with battery life provides for a great experience.
PROs
flagship build, good SD 8 Gen 5 (3nm) with UFS 4.1 performance, >42hr endurance from a 7100mAh Si-C battery with sub-60min 90W (25W wireless) charging, excellent >1500nits >500ppi 144Hz LTPO AMOLED screen with HDR10+, IP69 with military standard drop protection, reliable 2 lens setup: 50MP 24mm OIS main + 8MP 13mm ultrawide (both PDAF), very good 32MP 22mm selfie, average video recording, feature and AI loaded OS, excellent wireless (screen cast) desktop replacement functionality, good price where available
CONs
wide (77mm/3.03") and heavy (221g/7.80oz), only 8MP ultrawide with no tele lens or AF on selfie, no expandable storage, only 3 years of OS updates, slow USB-C 2.0 with no wired Display Port functionality, limited market availability
(Oppo) OnePlus 16
76.7mm (3.02in) · Oct 31, 2026 · Rank #17
15+13+13+12+12+5+4+0+5+0 = 79
SUPERIOR* TOP Performance* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Selfie* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectation of battery charging, screen brightness and imaging performance) OnePlus left the EU and USA markets but its new flagship is not showing any signs of compromise. It doubled down on battery and screen while improving imaging too. This is a proper top-of-the-line flagship.
PROs
very fast SD 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2nm) with UFS 4.1 performance, >48hr endurance from a massive 9000mAh Si-C battery with >60min 100W (50W wireless) charging, >1300nits 450ppi 188Hz LTPO AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP69 protection (down to 2m for 30min), up to 4 years of updates for feature and AI integration rich OxygenOS, fast USB-C 3.2 port, hardware button assignable to different functions
CONs
thick and wide - hard to fit in pocket or use one-hand, massive 9000mAh could be an overkill, no expandable memory slot, no video out option to access Android 17's native desktop replacement functionality, limited market availability
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