Weekly Deals: Moto Edge 70 at half off, Vivo X300 Pro on sale, Xperia 1 VIII pre-orders open

The price of the Motorola Edge 70 has been falling for a while, but this week it reached the 50% discount mark – the 12/512GB unit sells for €400. The phone is for fans of thin and light devices as it is only 6 mm thick and weighs 159 grams. It sports a large 6.7” display (120Hz 10-bit OLED with 1220p+ resolution).

It’s a tough device with an IP68/IP69 rating and MIL-STD-810H compliance, though battery life suffers – the 4,800mAh capacity was enough for a 13:36h active usage score in our tests. Yes, it could have been better, but this result compares favorably with some of the other phones below. Plus, charging is pretty fast – with the 68W adapter, the phone gets to 85% in 30 minutes and it needs 41 minutes to get 100% charged. There is also wireless charging support at 15W.

The Edge 70 is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. It is equipped with a 50MP main camera (1/1.56”, OIS) and 50MP ultra-wide (120°), but no telephoto module. The selfie camera also has a 50MP sensor.

The older Motorola Edge 60 is €80 cheaper for the same configuration with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. It’s a little smaller with a 6.67″ screen, but it’s thicker (7.9mm) and heavier (179g). It has a 5,200mAh battery that doesn’t last as long (13:32h) and while it has the same 68W wired charging, it lacks wireless charging.

The phone runs on Dimensity 7300 chipset. In comparison, the Snapdragon inside the Edge 70 offers notable improvements in multi-core CPU tests and 3D graphics. It also has faster UFS 3.1 storage compared to UFS 2.2 for the Edge 60, although the older model has the flexibility offered by its microSD slot, which was removed in the newer model. And it has a real telephoto camera, even if it’s just a 10MP 3x/73mm module.

To continue the theme of old versus new, here’s the Vivo V70. This is a great mid-ranger, but there are no offers on it at the moment.

So, we focus our attention on the Vivo V50 from a year ago. It has a larger OLED display (6.77” vs 6.59”, both 10-bit 120Hz panels), although it isn’t as sharp (1080p+ vs 1260p+). The battery is smaller at 6,000mAh capacity (vs 6,500mAh), so it achieved a lower active usage score – 15:20h vs 16:52h.

Performance favors the V70 with the newer chipset (Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs 7 Gen 3) and faster storage (UFS 4.1 vs UFS 2.2). Both phones have a 50MP main camera and selfie camera. While the V70 offers a 50MP 3x/73mm telephoto module, the V50 has a 50MP ultra-wide (the V70’s ultra-wide only has an 8MP sensor). The new chipset also enables 4K 60fps video recording, whereas last year’s model topped out at 4K 30fps.

The Vivo X300 Pro offers a serious camera upgrade over the V-series, but it comes at twice the price. The Pro features a 50MP 1/1.28” main, 200MP 3.7x/85mm periscope and 50MP ultra-wide, as well as a 50MP selfies that reside on a 6.78” LTPO 120Hz 10-bit OLED display.

The X300 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 9500 chipset and a small 5,440mAh battery with 90W wired and 40W wireless charging. The battery drain for Europe resulted in an average active usage score of 12:45 hours.

There’s also the smaller Vivo

The Makes (for example 6,500mAh battery).

The Google Pixel 10 Pro features a 6.3” LTPO 120Hz display and a capable camera setup – 50MP 1/1.31” main, 48MP 5x/113mm periscope and 48MP ultra-wide, as well as 42MP ultra-wide selfies (17mm vs 20mm on the Vivo X300). However, it is let down by its Tensor G5 chipset, which is no match for the top-end Snapdragon chips. The 4,870mAh battery is only good for an active usage score of 12:06 and charging is slow – 30W wired and 15W wireless. However, unlike Vivo, Samsung, and most other brands, the Pixel 10 phones have built-in magnets.

If you’re looking for a smaller phone, there’s also the Motorola Edge 60 Neo. With a 6.36″ display, it’s slightly larger than the Pixel. It’s a mid-ranger (as you can tell by its price) and it’s powered by the Dimensity 7400. The triple camera setup is a rarity in this price range – 50MP main, 10MP 3x/73mm telephoto and 13MP ultra-wide. The 5,000mAh battery supports fast 68W wired charging and 15W wireless Is.

The Poco M8 and M8 Pro are almost the same size with 6.77” and 6.83” displays. However, the Pro has a larger battery, 6,500mAh vs 5,520mAh, which gave it a larger active usage score of 16:11h vs 13:54h. It also features faster 100W charging compared to 45W.

The Poco M8 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 7S Gen 4 chipset, while the regular M8 uses the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. The vanilla model has expandable storage as a potential benefit depending on your use case. The Pro camera is nothing special with a 50MP 1/1.55” main and 8MP ultra-wide, but the vanilla M8 camera is pretty basic with a tiny 50MP 1/2.88” main and no ultra-wide at all.

We posted about it earlier this week, but here’s a reminder – the Sony Xperia 1 VIII is available for pre-order and you get a free pair of excellent Sony WH-1000XM6 over-ear headphones. Or perhaps this is a reward for your patience – the phone won’t actually be available until June 19th. Check out our written and video reviews for a closer look at what Sony has done with the Mark 8.