Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto E (2020) vs Google Pixel 6a vs Motorola Edge (2023)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Google Motorola
Announced June 2020 2022, May 11 October 2023
Status Coming Soon - June 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21 Available - October 2023
Colors Midnight Blue Chalk, Charcoal, Sage Eclipse Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.8 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(6.29 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(6.24 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 12 Android 13
Processor Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver), Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G610 MC3
RAM 2 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 1200 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 1B colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.1 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels (271 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (399 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.54% 82.38% 92.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 2 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.4, (wide), 1/1.5", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/k/v/r, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEPP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Capacity 3550 mAh 4410 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -