Edge 30 vs iPhone 11: Motorola cell phone beats Apple’s best value for money? | Comparative

The Edge 30 is designed to be a premium mid-ranger with advanced features, without charging the consumer as much. On the other hand, the iPhone 11 still appears in the national market as a viable option, for those who want an iOS device at a more affordable price.

Can the Motorola smartphone surpass the iPhone with the best cost-benefit of the moment? That’s what we’ll see in this Comparative, here at TechMarkup.

• design
• Multimedia and Resources
• Performance
• Drums
• Camera
• Price
• Conclusion

Motorola Edge 30

As we have cell phones from generations far away, the Edge 30 comes with a more modern design, from its oval camera block to other more advanced features, such as the hole-shaped notch on the screen. On the other side, the iPhone 11 has the oldest square camera block from the “Apple”, in addition to the rectangular notch with a large size.

The big advantage of the iPhone is its superior construction. It is made of aluminum on the sides and glass on the back, while the rival still contains plastic all over its body. Apple was also the only one to add an IP68 certification, which gives it resistance to liquids and dust.

Apple iPhone 11

At least Motorola kept the lighter weight and thinner thickness of its device, compared to the competition. Another plus point is the presence of the fingerprint reader under the display. Meanwhile, the Cupertino giant is only betting on Face ID as a biometric solution.

None of them support memory card storage expansion. Both offer sixth-generation Wi-Fi and NFC for contactless payments. The Edge’s Bluetooth 5.2 is even more advanced than the iPhone’s 5.0.

On the one hand, Motorola’s more modern and thin look appears. On the other is Apple’s superior construction and waterproof design. We started the duel with one point each.

Screen

Screen is an issue that has a chasm between these two devices. The Edge 30 comes with its OLED panel of over 1 billion colors, and it doesn’t disappoint in brightness and viewing angle. The iPhone 11 contains an IPS LCD display with a series of limitations, from brightness to contrast.

Motorola provides a larger display in size and front-facing, not to mention the Full HD+ resolution, superior to the rival’s HD+, and Gorilla Glass 3, to provide more protection against scratches. Apple also left out technologies to improve streaming, such as HDR10+, present in the Edge.

To complete, the Motorola model has a refresh rate of 144 Hz, to give much more fluidity to the system’s animations and games than the iPhone’s 60 Hz.

This is an easy point for the Android device.

Sound

On both sides we find a stereo sound system, which takes advantage of the call speaker as a secondary channel. That means none of them will let you down when it comes to immersion.

Their audio delivers satisfactory power, in addition to a good balance between bass, mids and treble. None of them have a physical headphone jack anymore. Apple no longer sends an adapted accessory in the packaging. Unlike Motorola, which ships a phone with a USB-C plug.

On the details, we stick with Edge here.

System

This is a classic showdown between Android and iOS. Even though it’s a 2019 device, the trend is for the iPhone 11’s update life to end at the same time as the Edge 30, as Apple delivers a few more years of major updates than Motorola.

In terms of fluidity, the Edge interface benefits from the few modifications and the high refresh rate panel. On the other hand, the iPhone seeks to compensate with platform optimizations. The Android model is also the only one that supports the duo’s 5G.

In terms of features, the “Apple” smartphone was launched with an emphasis on Deep Fusion technology, improving photos, and has changed over time to make apps smarter and more functional. The Motorola Edge 30 brings from the famous gestures to turn on the flashlight and open the camera app, to the advanced Ready For, to transform the cell phone into a portable PC.

With the same longevity, greater fluidity, the fifth generation network and premium functions of the Edge give it the point.

Motorola put the 778G Plus platform in its premium mid-range, while Apple put the A13 Bionic chip in the 2019 model. Can the Edge beat an iPhone three years older in performance? Our tests showed no. The “Apple” device was still 17 seconds faster in total, highlighting the much faster opening of apps.

In the benchmarks, the Edge 30 even manages to do better on AnTuTu, but it lags far behind in the Geekbench indicators. Games do very well on both, even with heavier titles running smooth on them. The advantage here is the Motorola model, which goes above 100 fps in some games. Too bad Apple is limited to 60 fps on this model.

The iPhone 11 scores for multitasking performance; and the Edge 30 scores for gaming performance.

Battery is not the strong point of these smartphones. To make its phone the thinnest 5G so far, Motorola sacrificed this part and left it with a capacity of 4,020 mAh. The number is still higher than the 3,110 mAh placed by Apple, which bets on the optimizations of its system to yield more time.

In practice, the Edge has an autonomy that exceeds 20 hours of use. The iPhone doesn’t even reach 17 hours away from the outlet. On charging, Motorola’s 33W adapter allows a full charge in about 1 hour. On the other hand, Apple no longer sends the accessory in the box, but with a simple 5 W, similar to what the company sent, we had a total of 3 and a half hours to complete the process.

This is an easy point for the Edge 30.

Here we find a triple set of cameras from the Edge against a double from the iPhone. The main sensor of 50 MP is not enough to excite and ends up being behind the 12 MP lens of the iPhone, especially in the dynamic range. Both exploit the night mode well for photos in dark places, but the old top does the job without making it look too grainy.

Their ultrawide captures more of the scenery, but presents more blurry corners and suffers for images at night. At least the Edge 30 comes with autofocus, to take advantage of macros too. The blur lens is the weakest in the Motorola trio and is not second to the software-only portrait mode used by Apple.

Greater versatility and better macros on one side, versus superior shots with prime on the other. We’re in a tie again.

Photos taken with the Motorola Edge 30

Moving on to the videos, we have 4K recording support on both sides, with optical stabilization to handle shake well. The difference is that the iPhone shoots at 60 fps, while the Edge is limited to 30 fps. At the very least, we see snappy focus and good quality audio capture from the duo.

Apple takes this issue for greater smoothness.

Photos taken with Apple iPhone 11

Selfies were already Apple’s forte in 2019, and the iPhone 11 is no different. It manages to capture more details than the Edge 30 in this regard and does not disappoint even in dark places. Another important point is that Apple also shoots in 4K at 60 fps from the front, something that Motorola left limited to 30 fps, as well as in the rear set.

The “Apple” takes one more point.

The Motorola Edge 30 arrived in the Europeian market for a suggested price of R$ 4,000. Even more recent, it was still released cheaper than the R$ 5,000 initially charged for the iPhone 11. At current retail, the difference is smaller, only the Edge can be found more often for less than R$ 3,000.

As any savings make a difference in the consumer’s pocket, Motorola takes the last point.

While it seems like an unlikely clash, even the newer Edge wasn’t nearly as superior as the iPhone of three years earlier. His great highlight was the much better screen in OLED material, in addition to the system resources, the presence of 5G and the battery that yields more and stays in the socket for less time. It also comes with a headset in the box and has a more modern design.

On the other hand, the Apple model has the superior construction and is waterproof, apart from the faster multitasking performance and the camera set that takes better photos in many conditions, not to mention the more fluid videos and the longest selfies. quality.

The two are almost the same current value in the Europeian market. But a difference in favor of the Edge 30 ends up making this phone the best value for money. But in case you can find the iPhone 11 for a lower price, it’s still not a bad deal to buy it.

RESULT

Motorola Edge 30: 8 POINTS

• More modern, thin and light design
• 144 Hz OLED screen with better colors
• Sound system with USB-C earphone in the box
• Software with premium features and 5G support
• Better gaming performance
• Longer battery life and shorter charging time
• More versatile rear cameras with better macros
• Lowest price in the current Europeian market

Apple iPhone 11: 5 SPOTS

• Waterproof design and superior construction
• Faster multitasking performance
• Rear cameras with better night shots and dynamic range
• 4K videos at 60 fps
• Highest quality selfies day and night

Would you choose the benefits of the Edge 30, or do you still prefer the benefits of the iPhone 11? Tell us in the space below.

• The Motorola Edge 30 is available at Extra for BRL 2,690.
• The Apple iPhone 11 is available from FastShop for BRL 3,099 and in Magazine Luiza for BRL 3,329.