If you are looking for the best affordable flagship under €800 in the European market, you have two best choices: the Motorola Edge 30 Pro and the Realme GT 2 Pro. They are the handsets offering top-tier specifications for 2022 at the most affordable prices. While Realme increased the prices of its flagships by releasing the Realme GT 2 Pro, Motorola decreased it, if you consider that the Motorola Edge+ carried a listing price above €1000. So which one is the best affordable flagship right now? This is a specs comparison between these two devices that should help you to understand.

Motorola Edge 30 Pro vs Realme GT 2 Pro

Motorola Edge 30 Pro Realme GT 2 Pro
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 163.6 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm,
194 g		 163.2 x 74.7 x 8.2 mm,
189 g
DISPLAY 6.7 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), OLED 6.7 inches, 1440 x 3216 pixels (Quad HD+), LTPO AMOLED
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 512 GB
SOFTWARE Android 12, MYUI Android 12, Realme UI
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 50 + 2 MP, f/1.9 + f/2.2 + f/2.4
60 MP f/2.2 front camera		 Triple 50 + 50 + 3 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/3.0
32 MP f/2.4 front camera
BATTERY 5000 mAh, fast charging 68W 5000 mAh, Fast Charging 65W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, water-repellent 5G, dual SIM

Design

If we talk about the design, the Realme GT 2 Pro is a more interesting phone: two of its three color options are built with a special bio-polymer resembling the tactile feedback of the paper. It is a sustainable material created to reduce carbon emissions. The design of the Realme GT 2 Pro is designed by the known Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa. The Motorola Edge 30 Pro has a classic glass back with a plastic frame and a not so impressive look, but it has a water repellent body and this may be interesting for those who want to use their phone in the rain. The GT 2 Pro is also a thinner phone.

 

Display

Realme GT 2 Pro wins even when it comes to the display specifications. It has an AMOLED panel with a diagonal of 6.7 inches, a Quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 3216 pixels, one billion colors, an adaptive refresh rate from 1 to 120 Hz, and the HDR10+ certification. It provides a higher level of detail and a superior image quality overall. The Motorola Edge 30 Pro has an OLED display as well with one billion colors, but it comes with a lower Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and it lacks the LTPO technology enabling the adaptive refresh rate. On the other hand, it has a higher 144 Hz refresh rate.

 

Specs & Software

The most important advantage of these two flagships is the presence of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform: it is actually the best Qualcomm SoC to date and it provides stunning performance in every usage scenario. The SoC is paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 native storage. In terms of performance, these phones are pretty similar, so it is a draw. They run Android 12 out of the box and we know that the GT 2 Pro will get three years of major Android updates and four years of updates with security patches, while the software support policies for the Motorola Edge 30 Pro are not very clear at the moment.

 

Camera

Both the Realme GT 2 Pro and the Motorola Edge 30 Pro are equipped with a 50 MP main camera supporting OIS and a 50 MP ultrawide sensor providing amazing photo quality if we consider the price range. The Realme GT 2 Pro replaces the useless 2 MP macro camera of the Motorola Edge 30 Pro with a more interesting 3 MP microscope lens with 40x magnification. On the other hand, the Motorola flagship has a better 60 MP selfie camera with 4K video recording.

 

Battery

The Realme GT 2 Pro is equipped with a bigger 5000 mAh battery, while the Edge 30 Pro stops at 4800 mAh. This should give the GT 2 Pro a slight battery life boost. The charging speeds are similar as the two phones feature 65W and 68W fast charging, respectively.

 

Price

You need about €750/$818 to grab a unit of the Motorola Edge 30 Pro or the Realme GT 2 Pro in the European market. Note that the Motorola Edge 30 Pro is known as the Edge X30 in the Chinese market. With the actual prices, the Realme GT 2 Pro wins the comparison thanks to a better display and bigger battery. But the differences between these two phones are not big, so you may still consider the Edge 30 Pro if you find it at a more affordable street price.

 

Motorola Edge 30 Pro vs Realme GT 2 Pro: PRO and CONS

Motorola Edge 30 Pro

PRO

  • Amazing front camera
  • Water-repellent
  • 144 Hz refresh rate
  • 68W fast charging

CONS

  • Side-mounted fingerprint reader

 

Realme GT 2 Pro

PRO

  • Microscope camera
  • Better display
  • Amazing design
  • In-display fingerprint reader

CONS

  • Inferior front camera

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