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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2024-08-08 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Motorola Edge 50, getting an 81.7 score against 81.2. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a somewhat lighter cellphone than Motorola Edge 50, but both of them are equally thin. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a very superior processing unit than Motorola Edge 50, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Motorola Edge 50 counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels and a just a bit worse display density, it also counts with a bigger screen. The Motorola Edge 50 has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Motorola Edge 50 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light images, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Motorola Edge 50 also counts with a lot more mega-pixels camera and a lot larger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs.
The Motorola Edge 50 features a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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