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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-04-16 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.34 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Forest Grey (Vegan Leather), Nordic Wood and Peach Fuzz (Vegan Leather) | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum, Vegan Leather and Wood | 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 |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 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 Ultra is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8, having an 87.1 score against 81.7. Even though the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S8, it's just a little bit thicker and way heavier. Galaxy S8 has a very superior processing power than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra features a slightly better display than Galaxy S8, because although it has a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a way worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra features a way better camera than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra also has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures and video, a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and pictures, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and better video frame rates.
The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
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