Screen size
Quick verdict
Edge 70 Max leads the measured specs 19-3.
Measured wins
Edge 70 Max
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
Photon 4G MB855
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Edge 70 Max
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Photon 4G MB855
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO
2G bands
Edge 70 Max
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Photon 4G MB855
CDMA 800 / 1900 , GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Edge 70 Max
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Photon 4G MB855
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO , HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Edge 70 Max
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
Photon 4G MB855
-
5G bands
Edge 70 Max
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Photon 4G MB855
-
Speed
Edge 70 Max
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Photon 4G MB855
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA
Announced
Edge 70 Max
2026, July 15
Photon 4G MB855
2011, June. Released 2011, August
Status
Edge 70 Max
Available. Released 2026, July 20
Photon 4G MB855
Discontinued
Dimensions
Edge 70 Max
164 x 77 x 8.3 mm (6.46 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)
Photon 4G MB855
126.9 x 66.9 x 12.2 mm (5.00 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
Weight
Edge 70 Max
221 g (7.80 oz)
Photon 4G MB855
158 g (5.57 oz)
Build
Edge 70 Max
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 7i)
Photon 4G MB855
-
SIM
Edge 70 Max
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Photon 4G MB855
Mini-SIM
Other
Edge 70 Max
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant* * does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Photon 4G MB855
Built-in kickstand
Type
Edge 70 Max
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, PWM, HDR10+, 7000 nits (peak)
Photon 4G MB855
TFT
Size
Edge 70 Max
6.82 inches, 113.0 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Photon 4G MB855
4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Edge 70 Max
1440 x 3168 pixels (~510 ppi density)
Photon 4G MB855
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection
Edge 70 Max
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 4
Photon 4G MB855
Corning Gorilla Glass
OS
Edge 70 Max
Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades
Photon 4G MB855
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Edge 70 Max
Qualcomm SM8845 Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3 nm)
Photon 4G MB855
Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
CPU
Edge 70 Max
Octa-core (2x3.8 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
Photon 4G MB855
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Edge 70 Max
Adreno 829
Photon 4G MB855
ULP GeForce
Card slot
Edge 70 Max
No
Photon 4G MB855
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Edge 70 Max
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Photon 4G MB855
16GB 1GB RAM
Other
Edge 70 Max
UFS 4.1
Photon 4G MB855
-
Dual
Edge 70 Max
50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, AF Auxiliary lens
Photon 4G MB855
-
Features
Edge 70 Max
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Photon 4G MB855
Dual-LED flash
Video
Edge 70 Max
4K@30/60fps HDR10+, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Photon 4G MB855
720p@30fps
Single
Edge 70 Max
-
Photon 4G MB855
8 MP, AF
Single
Edge 70 Max
32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 0.7µm
Photon 4G MB855
VGA
Features
Edge 70 Max
HDR
Photon 4G MB855
-
Video
Edge 70 Max
Yes
Photon 4G MB855
Loudspeaker
Edge 70 Max
Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
Photon 4G MB855
Yes
3.5mm jack
Edge 70 Max
No
Photon 4G MB855
Yes
Other
Edge 70 Max
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio
Photon 4G MB855
-
WLAN
Edge 70 Max
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band
Photon 4G MB855
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e
Bluetooth
Edge 70 Max
6.0, A2DP, LE
Photon 4G MB855
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
Edge 70 Max
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Photon 4G MB855
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
Edge 70 Max
Yes
Photon 4G MB855
-
Radio
Edge 70 Max
No
Photon 4G MB855
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Edge 70 Max
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Photon 4G MB855
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Edge 70 Max
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Photon 4G MB855
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser
Edge 70 Max
-
Photon 4G MB855
HTML, Adobe Flash
Other
Edge 70 Max
-
Photon 4G MB855
HDMI port MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264 player Quickoffice document viewer Photo viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (Swype)
Type
Edge 70 Max
Si/C Li-Ion 7100 mAh
Photon 4G MB855
Removable Li-Ion 1700 mAh battery
Charging
Edge 70 Max
90W wired, 50% in 21 min, 100% in 51 min 25W wireless (magnetic), Qi2.2, 50% in 39 min, 100% in 85 min 5W reverse wired
Photon 4G MB855
-
Stand-by
Edge 70 Max
-
Photon 4G MB855
Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)
Talk time
Edge 70 Max
-
Photon 4G MB855
Up to 10 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 9 h 10 min (3G)
Colors
Edge 70 Max
Pantone: Onyx Black (Dark Shadow), Sage Green (Aqua Gray), Glacier Blue (Ice Melt)
Photon 4G MB855
Black
Price
Edge 70 Max
About 500 EUR
Photon 4G MB855
About 270 EUR
SAR
Edge 70 Max
-
Photon 4G MB855
0.93 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)