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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-04-16 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.35 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black Beauty, Luxe Lavender, Moonlight Pearl and Vanilla Cream | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 720 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 50 Pro is a little bit better than Galaxy S8, getting a overall score of 86.3 against 81.7. The Motorola Edge 50 Pro is a a lot newer phone than Galaxy S8, but it is just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a lot better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Edge 50 Pro features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S8, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a much worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen. Motorola Edge 50 Pro has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 50 Pro also has a much more mega pixels camera, a bigger aperture and a lot larger sensor.
The Motorola Edge 50 Pro counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Edge 50 Pro features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 50% greater battery size.
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