Upper mid-range · 2021

Motorola Edge 20

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A26 Camera shares the Xiaomi 11T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.7″ AMOLED · 144Hz

778G 5G 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 30W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Edge 20 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

650 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

589,200

v10

GeekBench

2,550

Graphics test

GFXBench 29 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

108 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

16 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.3

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11T , Honor 50

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 30 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

86:00h

Wired charging

30 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.7 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.7 LUFS)

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

163 g · 7.0 mm

Height

163.0 mm

Width

76.0 mm

Thickness

7.0 mm

Weight

163 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

23% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 20 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

589k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 4 losses

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

589k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

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