The Motorola Edge 20 Pro was introduced in July 2021. Coming with many nice features, it fits in our Premium ($600-$799) segment. Let’s see how well it performed in our Battery protocol tests.
Key specifications:
- Battery capacity: 4500 mAh
- 30W charger
- 6.7-inch, 1080 x 2400, 144 Hz OLED display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) chipset
- Tested ROM / RAM combination: 256 GB + 12 GB
About DXOMARK Battery tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone battery reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests over a week-long period both indoors and outdoors. This article highlights the most important results of our testing. (See our introductory and how we test articles for more details about our smartphone Battery protocol.)
Test summary
Scoring
Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.
Motorola Edge 20 Pro
118
battery
107
Honor X7b
Best: Honor X7b (221)
107
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (195)
134
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (198)
113
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Best: Realme GT Neo 5 (240W) (224)
117
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Best: Realme GT Neo 5 (240W) (212)
117
Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
Best: Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro (205)
145
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Best: Apple iPhone 14 Pro (194)
Key performances
These key points are derived from the lab measurements during testing and do not figure into the overall score. The lab measurements, however, are used for the overall score.
3h35 autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Please be aware that beyond this point, we have not modified the initial test results. While data and products remain fully comparable, you might encounter mentions and references to the previous scores.
Position in Global Ranking
100
th
5. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
156
12. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
150
13. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
147
22. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
142
32. Samsung Galaxy A15 LTE
137
33. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
136
33. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
136
43. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
134
43. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
134
47. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
133
47. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
133
47. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
133
54. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
132
54. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
132
62. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
130
62. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
130
64. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
129
64. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
129
64. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
129
64. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
129
73. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
127
82. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
125
90. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
121
90. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
121
93. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
120
93. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
120
100. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
118
100. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
118
105. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
117
105. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13
117
112. Crosscall Stellar-X5
115
116. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
114
116. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
114
121. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
113
125. Motorola Moto G62 5G
112
129. Motorola Moto G9 Power
111
129. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
111
129. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
111
135. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
109
135. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)
109
139. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
108
143. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
107
143. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
107
145. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
106
149. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
103
152. Motorola moto g34 5G
102
156. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
101
156. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
101
158. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
100
158. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
100
163. Apple iPhone 13 mini
99
163. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
99
163. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
99
168. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
98
168. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
98
172. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
96
175. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
95
175. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
95
175. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
95
180. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
94
182. Apple iPhone 12 mini
93
182. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
93
185. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
92
186. Motorola moto g54 5G
90
186. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
90
192. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
84
194. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
82
198. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
75
Position in Premium Ranking
14
th
2. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
133
4. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
130
23. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
108
24. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
107
29. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
100
36. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
90
38. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
82
40. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
75
Pros
- More than 2 days of autonomy with moderate use, above average for its segment
- Well-controlled discharge current in almost all test cases
- Low residual power drain
Cons
- Low charging efficiency
- Above-average night current discharge
- When the battery indicator says 20%, the actual power remaining is less
With a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz, the Motorola Edge 20 Pro proposes an interesting display experience — and one that does not seem to adversely affect its battery performance. We compared the Motorola Edge 20 Pro’s performance in several key categories with two other devices in our Premium segment, the Apple iPhone 13 and the Oppo Reno6 5G; battery capacity, tested charger, display type, and resolution, and processor specifications for all three devices are shown in the table below.
|
Motorola Edge 20 Pro |
Apple iPhone 13 |
Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G |
| Battery capacity |
4500 |
3227 |
4500 |
| Charger
Wireless |
30W
No
|
20W (not included)
15W |
65W
No
|
| Display type |
OLED |
OLED |
OLED |
| Display resolution |
1080 x 2400 |
1170 x 2532 |
1080 x 2400 |
| Chipset |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G 7 nm |
Apple A15 Bionic 5 nm |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G 7 nm |
Autonomy (63)
How long a battery charge lasts depends not only on battery capacity but also on other aspects of the phone’s hardware and software. The DXOMARK Battery autonomy score is composed of three performance sub-scores: (1) Stationary, (2) On the go, and (3) Calibrated use cases. Each sub-score comprises the results of a comprehensive range of tests for measuring autonomy in all kinds of real-life scenarios.
75h
Light Usage
Active: 2h30/day
52h
Moderate Usage
Active: 4h/day
33h
Intense Usage
Active: 7h/day
The Motorola Edge 20 Pro just beats the Apple and Oppo devices for overall autonomy. Its battery gauge is moderately accurate: when the UI shows 20% remaining charge, the actual remaining charge is 18.4%
Position in Global Ranking
Battery Life (moderate)
121
st
9. Samsung Galaxy A15 LTE
78h
10. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
77h
12. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
77h
20. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
72h
27. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
70h
31. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
69h
32. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
69h
34. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
69h
36. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
68h
38. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
67h
39. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
67h
40. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
67h
46. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
65h
48. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
65h
51. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
64h
57. Motorola Moto G9 Power
64h
60. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
62h
61. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
62h
62. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
62h
63. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
61h
66. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
60h
85. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
57h
92. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
56h
94. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
56h
95. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
56h
97. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
55h
98. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
55h
108. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
54h
109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
54h
113. Motorola moto g54 5G
53h
115. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
53h
121. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
52h
131. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
51h
135. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
51h
136. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
50h
142. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
50h
144. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
49h
145. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
49h
150. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)
49h
152. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
49h
153. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
49h
154. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
49h
155. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
49h
157. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
159. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
162. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
47h
163. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
47h
164. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
47h
165. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
47h
167. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
46h
168. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
46h
170. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
46h
175. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
44h
178. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
43h
180. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
43h
181. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
42h
183. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
41h
185. Apple iPhone 13 mini
41h
186. Apple iPhone 12 mini
40h
188. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
40h
189. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
39h
192. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
38h
195. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
37h
197. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
35h
Position in Premium Ranking
Battery Life (moderate)
12
th
18. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
51h
20. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
50h
23. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
49h
25. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
27. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
46h
35. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
39h
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
38h
40. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
35h
Stationary
Vivo Y72 5G
Best: Vivo Y72 5G (104)
A robot housed in a Faraday cage performs a set of touch-based user actions during what we call our “typical usage scenario” (TUS) — making calls, video streaming, etc. — 4 hours of active use over the course of a 16-hour period, plus 8 hours of “sleep.” The robot repeats this set of actions every day until the device runs out of power.
The Motorola Edge 20 Pro lasted just slightly longer than the Apple iPhone 13 in our TUS tests, but the Motorola lost 3% power overnight vs. 1.33% for the Apple. The Oppo Reno6 Pro was two hours behind its rivals.
Typical Usage Scenario discharge curves
On the go
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (96)
Using a smartphone on the go takes a toll on autonomy because of extra “hidden” demands, such as the continuous signaling associated with cellphone network selection, for example. DXOMARK Battery experts take the phone outside and perform a precisely defined set of activities while following the same three-hour travel itinerary for each device.
While the Motorola led its rivals in social apps and put in an acceptable performance for calling and camera use on the go, its disappointing performance when navigating placed it at the bottom of this pack of three.
Autonomy for on the go use cases (full charge)
Calibrated
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (100)
For this series of tests, the smartphone returns to the Faraday cage and our robots repeatedly perform actions linked to one specific use case (such as gaming, video streaming, etc.) at a time. Starting from an 80% charge, all devices are tested until they have expended at least 5% of their battery power.
The Motorola’s performance in our calibrated tests was almost as good as that of the Reno6 Pro 5G’s, and quite far ahead of the iPhone 13’s.
Autonomy for calibrated use cases (full charge)
Charging (78)
The DXOMARK Battery charging score is composed of two sub-scores, Full charge and Quick boost. Full charge tests assess the reliability of the battery power gauge; measure how long it takes to charge a battery from zero to 80% capacity and from 80 to 100%; and measure how long and how much power the battery takes to go from an indicated 100% to an actual full charge. With the phone at different charge levels (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%), Quick boost tests measure the amount of charge the battery receives after being plugged in for 5 minutes.
Full charge
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (121)
Power consumption and battery level during full charge
It takes the Motorola Edge 20 Pro 42 minutes to go from 0% to 80% versus 58 minutes for the iPhone13 and around only 22 minutes for the Reno6 Pro. During charging, when the Motorola’s gauge reaches 100%, it is actually only 95.4% full, whereas iPhone13 is 98.6% full when showing 100%. The Oppo gauge behaves similarly to the Motorola’s.
Position in Global Ranking
Charging Time 0-80%
91
st
1. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
0h08
24. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h22
31. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
0h24
32. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
0h24
37. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G
0h26
58. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
0h31
63. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
0h33
73. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
0h37
74. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
0h37
78. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
0h38
79. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
0h38
82. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
0h39
83. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
0h40
84. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h40
90. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)
0h42
96. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
0h44
100. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
0h46
101. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
0h47
104. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
0h48
106. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
0h48
107. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
0h49
108. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
0h49
110. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
0h49
111. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
0h49
113. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
0h49
116. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
0h50
118. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
0h51
119. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
0h51
120. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
0h51
122. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
0h51
122. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
0h51
124. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
0h51
125. Apple iPhone 12 mini
0h52
126. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
0h52
127. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
0h52
129. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
0h52
130. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
0h52
132. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
0h53
133. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
0h53
136. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
0h54
136. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
0h54
138. Samsung Galaxy A15 LTE
0h54
139. Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
0h54
140. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
0h54
141. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
0h55
142. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
0h56
143. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
0h56
144. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
0h56
146. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
0h57
147. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
0h57
148. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
0h57
149. Apple iPhone 13 mini
0h57
150. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
0h57
156. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1h01
160. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
1h03
166. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1h06
172. Motorola moto g34 5G
1h12
174. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
1h15
177. Crosscall Stellar-X5
1h20
180. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
1h22
183. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
1h25
185. Motorola Moto G62 5G
1h26
186. Motorola moto g54 5G
1h26
187. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
1h28
188. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
1h30
195. Motorola Moto G9 Power
1h53
Position in Premium Ranking
Charging Time 0-80%
24
th
11. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h22
22. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h40
27. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
0h48
28. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
0h49
29. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
0h49
30. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
0h50
32. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
0h51
34. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
0h53
Quick boost
Realme GT Neo 3
Best: Realme GT Neo 3 (111)
When charging for five minutes, the Motorola’s gain of 3 hours 30 minutes on average is better than the Apple’s, but both devices are far behind the Oppo.
| |
| Motorola Edge 20 Pro | Apple iPhone 13 | Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon) |
| Autonomy boost (hh:mm) | 20% | 3:18 | 3:23 | 8:54 |
| 40% | 4:11 | 2:45 | 7:32 |
| 60% | 3:18 | 1:57 | 5:39 |
| 80% | 2:13 | 1:06 | 4:08 |
| Percentage boost | 20% | 8.4 % | 9 % | 23.8 % |
| 40% | 10.7 % | 7.3 % | 20.2 % |
| 60% | 8.4 % | 5.2 % | 15.1 % |
| 80% | 5.6 % | 3 % | 11.1 % |
| Energy consumed | 20% | 1969 mWh | 1747 mWh | 5042 mWh |
| 40% | 2491 mWh | 1418 mWh | 4272 mWh |
| 60% | 1961 mWh | 1007 mWh | 3206 mWh |
| 80% | 1319 mWh | 572 mWh | 2344 mWh |
Efficiency (89)
The DXOMARK power efficiency score consists of two sub-scores, Charge up and Discharge rate, both of which combine data obtained during robot-based typical usage scenario testing, outdoor mobility testing, charging evaluation, and power measurements, and then take into consideration the device’s battery capacity.
Though it comes in last behind the other two devices in this category overall, the Motorola nonetheless beats the Apple for charge up efficiency and the Oppo for discharge efficiency.
Charge up
Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
Best: Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro (105)
The Motorola’s charging efficiency is quite low — but not as low as the Apple device’s; further, its adapter is clearly the most efficient of the three.
Discharge
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Best: Apple iPhone 13 Pro (121)
The Motorola device has well-controlled consumption in most use cases, especially during video streaming and 3G calling. These results are not enough to beat iPhone 13, however, which is the clear winner for discharge efficiency.
Conclusion
While not the best in the Premium segment, the Motorola Edge 20 Pro nevertheless offers a good overall experience, with more than 2 days of autonomy and a well-controlled discharge in most use cases.
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