Motorola Edge 50 Pro vs Nothing Phone 3
The Verdict
The Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Nothing Phone 3 sit in the same category and end up appealing to slightly different buyers. The Motorola Edge 50 Pro is the cheaper of the two at $499 versus $799, a difference of about $300. The Nothing Phone 3 is the newer release, which usually means a faster chipset and longer software support. Motorola Edge 50 Pro stands out for 125w wired + 50w wireless charging is extremely fast for the price, while Nothing Phone 3 is praised for unique glyph interface design with customizable led patterns. Use the side-by-side spec table below to compare cameras, displays, battery life and connectivity in detail and decide which one fits your priorities.
Who Should Buy
Buy the Motorola Edge 50 Pro if…
- →125W wired + 50W wireless charging is extremely fast for the price
- →f/1.4 aperture main camera captures excellent low-light shots
- →IP68 water resistance on a mid-range Motorola is a first
Buy the Nothing Phone 3 if…
- →Unique Glyph Interface design with customizable LED patterns
- →50 MP triple camera with 3x periscope telephoto
- →Clean Nothing OS with 5 years of Android upgrades
Pros & Cons
Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Pros
- 125W wired + 50W wireless charging is extremely fast for the price
- f/1.4 aperture main camera captures excellent low-light shots
- IP68 water resistance on a mid-range Motorola is a first
- 144Hz display is smoother than most 120Hz competitors
- Near-stock Android experience with minimal bloat
Cons
- Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is slower than similarly-priced Snapdragon 8 phones
- 4500 mAh battery is on the small side
- 13MP ultrawide is weaker than rival triple-camera setups
- Software update track record is historically slow for Motorola
Nothing Phone 3
Pros
- Unique Glyph Interface design with customizable LED patterns
- 50 MP triple camera with 3x periscope telephoto
- Clean Nothing OS with 5 years of Android upgrades
- 65W fast charging and 15W wireless charging
- IP68 water and dust resistance
Cons
- 218g is on the heavier side
- USB 2.0 instead of USB 3.x
- Camera post-processing behind top flagships
Full Specifications
| Spec | Motorola Edge 50 Pro | Nothing Phone 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Software | Android 14 (Hello UI) | Android 15, Nothing OS 3.5 |
| Body | ||
| Weight | 186 g | 218 g |
| Material | Aluminum frame, vegan leather or glass back | Aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass Victus back |
| IP rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 161.2 x 72.4 x 8.2 mm | 160.6 x 75.6 x 9.0 mm |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP, f/1.4, OIS | 50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm, 1/1.3", OIS, PDAF |
| Front camera | 50 MP, f/1.9 | 50 MP, f/2.2 |
| Video | 4K@30fps | 4K@30/60fps |
| Telephoto | 10 MP, f/2.0, 3x optical zoom, OIS | 50 MP, f/2.7, 3x optical zoom, periscope, OIS |
| Ultrawide | 13 MP, f/2.2, 120-degree | 50 MP, f/2.2, 114-degree |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB / 16 GB |
| Storage options | 256 GB, 512 GB | 256 GB, 512 GB |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Charging | 125W wired | 65W wired |
| Wireless charging | 50W wireless | 15W wireless, 5W reverse |
| Display | ||
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Type | pOLED | OLED, HDR10+ |
| Resolution | 2712 x 1220 | 1260 x 2800 |
| Refresh rate | 144Hz | 120Hz |
| Brightness (nits) | 2000 | 4500 |
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Octa-core | Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.0 GHz A720 + 2x2.8 GHz A720 + 2x2.0 GHz A720) |
| GPU | Adreno 720 | Adreno 825 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | ||
| NFC | ||
| USB | USB-C 3.1 | USB-C 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7 (tri-band) |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
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