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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-04-16 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.34 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Forest Grey (Vegan Leather), Nordic Wood and Peach Fuzz (Vegan Leather) | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum, Vegan Leather and Wood | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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 a bit better than Galaxy S8 Active, having an 87.1 score against 81.9. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra construction is way newer, a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy S8 Active. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a slightly better screen than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a way worse screen pixel density and a way worse 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a bigger screen.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with a much more powerful CPU than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have the same video quality, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra also has a bigger aperture for better low light images, a lot larger sensor providing a way better image quality, better video frame rate and a way higher resolution camera.
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has just a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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