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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-08-08 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz | 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 |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 444 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 720 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is a bit better than the Motorola Edge 50's general score of 81.2. The Galaxy S8 body has the same thickness than Motorola Edge 50, but it is lighter. The Motorola Edge 50 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy S8, because although it has a little bit worse display pixel density and a quite lower 1220 x 2712 resolution, it also counts with a bigger display.
Motorola Edge 50 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Motorola Edge 50 features a really longer battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Motorola Edge 50 takes better photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 50 also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera in the back and a way larger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality.
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