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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2024-08-08 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Edge 50 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, having a score of 81.2 against 79.3. Motorola Edge 50 is a noticeably newer phone than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, but it is a bit heavier and just a bit thicker. These phones use Android OS, but the Motorola Edge 50 has a more recent 14 version while Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version, offering lots of additional features.
Galaxy Note 5 has a much greater processing power than Motorola Edge 50, although it has a lower amount of RAM and 7 lesser processing cores. Motorola Edge 50 counts with a display that is very similar to the Galaxy Note 5 one, because although the Motorola Edge 50 has a little lower pixels density and a bit worse resolution of 1220 x 2712, it also counts with a bigger display.
Motorola Edge 50 features a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 192 GB more internal storage capacity. Motorola Edge 50 features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Motorola Edge 50 shoots better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 50 also has a much bigger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality, a much better 50 MP resolution back-facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in low light situations.
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