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Motorola Edge 70 Max vs Xiaomi 17T

Full specification and price comparison for Pakistan, updated 31 Aug 2026.

The short answer

The Motorola Edge 70 Max is the stronger phone of the two, scoring 92 against 89 on our combined specification score. It leads on battery & charging and value for money. The Xiaomi 17T still wins on memory & storage, so it remains the better choice if that is your priority. The Motorola Edge 70 Max is the cheaper of the two at PKR 205,999 against PKR 249,999.

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The verdict

Spec-derived

Motorola Edge 70 Max takes it by 3 points on our weighted spec score.

Camera Level

Camera Score where available, otherwise sensor resolution and lens count. Megapixels alone do not measure image quality.

Battery & charging Motorola Edge 70 Max leads

Cell capacity in mAh weighted with rated wired charging output.

Display Level

Pixel density, refresh rate and panel technology.

Memory & storage Xiaomi 17T leads

Highest advertised RAM and internal storage configuration.

Value for money Motorola Edge 70 Max leads

Combined spec score divided by current Pakistani retail price.

What actually differs

  • Motorola Edge 70 Max costs PKR 44,000 less.
  • Motorola Edge 70 Max packs a 600 mAh larger battery.
  • Motorola Edge 70 Max charges 23W faster.
  • Xiaomi 17T ships with 256 GB more storage.

Buy the Motorola Edge 70 Max if…

you care most about battery & charging and value for money.

Buy the Xiaomi 17T if…

you care most about memory & storage.

Not enough published data to score: Performance. Those categories are excluded from the overall figure rather than estimated.

Full specification comparison

Specification Motorola Edge 70 Max Xiaomi 17T
Price in Pakistan
Retail price PKR 205,999 Cheaper PKR 249,999
Design & build
Release date July 2026 May 28, 2026
Dimensions 163 × 77 × 8.29 mm 161.7 × 75.8 × 8.17 mm
Weight 221 g 200g Better
Water resistance IP68/IP69, MIL-STD-810H IP68 Certified Dust-tight Water resistant up to 1.5m for 30 minutes
Display
Screen size 6.82-inch Better 6.59-inch
Resolution 1440 × 3168 pixels Better 1.5K Resolution (2756 × 1268 pixels)
Panel type Extreme AMOLED, 144Hz HDR10+, 10-bit, 7000 nits peak brightness AMOLED display 120Hz refresh rate HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support TÜV Rheinland eye-care certifications
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Performance
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3nm), MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra (4nm)
CPU Octa-core (2× Prime cores up to 3.8GHz + 6× Performance cores up to 3.3GHz). Octa-Core
GPU Adreno GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Mali-G720 MC8
Operating system Android 16. Android 16 (HyperOS 3)
Memory & storage
RAM 8GB/12GB LPDDR5X 12GB LPDDR5X
Internal storage 256GB UFS 4.1 256GB / 512GB UFS 4.1 Better
Card slot No No microSD support
Camera
Main camera 50MP Main (f/1.8, OIS) + 8MP Ultra-Wide (f/2.2, 119°) + 2-in-1 Light Sensor, LED Flash. 50MP Main Camera (OIS) 50MP Periscope Telephoto (5x Optical Zoom, OIS) 12MP Ultra-Wide Camera Leica optics and Leica imaging modes
Selfie camera 32MP, f/2.2, 1.4µm pixel size. 32MP Selfie Camera HDR10+ recording
Video recording Rear: 4K HDR10+ at 60/30fps, 1080p at 60/30fps, Slow Motion 1080p at 240/120fps; Front: 4K at 30fps. 4K video recording up to 60fps
Battery & charging
Battery capacity 7100 mAh, Silicon-Carbon, Non-Removable. Better 6500mAh Silicon-Carbon Battery
Wired charging 90W Wired TurboPower + 25W Qi2 Magnetic Wireless Charging. Better 67W HyperCharge 50W PPS charging support 22.5W reverse wired charging
Connectivity & extras
SIM Dual Nano-SIM. Dual Nano-SIM or Nano-SIM + eSIM
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Tri-band (2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz). Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e Dual-band Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth Bluetooth 6.0. 6.0 A2DP LE LHDC aptX Adaptive
NFC Yes Yes
Sensors Fingerprint Sensor: Under-display Accelerometer Gyroscope Proximity Sensor Ambient Light Sensor Magnetometer / E-Compass Sensor Hub SAR Sensor Face Unlock Under-display fingerprint sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Proximity sensor Compass Ambient light sensor IR Blaster
USB USB Type-C 2.0. USB Type-C 2.0 OTG supported

“Better” marks the higher (or, for price and weight, the lower) figure. It is a specification difference, not a judgement about real-world experience.

Questions people ask

Which is better, Motorola Edge 70 Max or Xiaomi 17T?

Motorola Edge 70 Max comes out ahead on our combined spec score, leading by 3 points. It wins on battery & charging and value for money. Xiaomi 17T can still be the better buy if your priorities sit elsewhere or if you find it at a lower street price.

What is the price of Motorola Edge 70 Max and Xiaomi 17T in Pakistan?

Motorola Edge 70 Max is listed at PKR 205,999 and Xiaomi 17T at PKR 249,999. That makes Motorola Edge 70 Max cheaper by PKR 44,000. Retail prices move often, so treat these as indicative.

Which phone has the better battery, Motorola Edge 70 Max or Xiaomi 17T?

Motorola Edge 70 Max leads on battery. Motorola Edge 70 Max carries a 7100 mAh cell and Xiaomi 17T a 6500 mAh cell, with 90W and 67W wired charging respectively.

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Scores are calculated from the published hardware specification of each device using the same formula for every phone on WhatMobilePK — they are not paid placements and they are not laboratory test results. Prices are indicative Pakistani retail prices and change frequently.