Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G (Luxe Lavender, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) is ₹25,000 dearer.
Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G (Luxe Lavender, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
Google Pixel 8a 5G (Obsidian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹52,999
Seven years of Android upgrades and seven years of patches is the longest commitment of any phone here, at a third of flagship pricing, and it is the specification that decides what this costs to own rather than to buy.
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Motorola
Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G (Luxe Lavender, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
₹27,999
125 W charging and a genuine 3x optical telephoto are both unusual at this price — most rivals crop from the main sensor and call it zoom.
Full details →Who the Google Pixel 8a 5G is for
Buy it if: Anyone who keeps a phone five years or more and wants it supported the whole time.
Avoid it if: Anyone who charges in short bursts -- 18 W is slow, and there is no fast option.
Who the Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G is for
Buy it if: Photographers who want real optical zoom, and anyone who charges in very short windows.
Avoid it if: Heavy users needing all-day battery — 4500 mAh is the smallest cell in this group.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Google Pixel 8a 5G | Motorola Edge 50 Pro 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹52,999 | ₹27,999 |
| Battery | 4492 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charging | 18 W wired, 7.5 W wireless -- slow for the price | 125 W wired, 68 W wireless, 50% in about 8 minutes |
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Display | 6.1 inch Actua OLED, 120 Hz | 6.7 inch pOLED curved |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits peak, 1400 nits high brightness mode | 2000 nits peak |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR5X | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Rear camera | 64 MP main with OIS (f/1.89) + 13 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.4) + 13 MP ultrawide + 10 MP telephoto (3x) |
| Software support | 7 Android upgrades, 7 years security patches -- the longest of any phone in this catalogue | 3 Android upgrades, 4 years security patches |
| Storage | 128 GB UFS 3.1 | 256 GB UFS 2.2 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Weight | 188 g | 186 g |
| Display type | not published | pOLED, 144 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 50 MP |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.